Genesis 21:1-7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Birth of Isaac.

Genesis 21:1 b and Genesis 21:2 b - Genesis 21:5 belong to P, the editor having changed Elohim into Yahweh in Genesis 21:1 b. To J Genesis 21:1 a, Genesis 21:2 a, Genesis 21:7 may be assigned, and Genesis 21:6 a to E. Genesis 21:6 b should probably be placed in Genesis 21:7 before for, and assigned to J. It supplies a better reason than Genesis 21:7 a for Genesis 21:7 b. Genesis 21:6 contains two suggestions as to the origin of Isaac's name Sarah's own glad laughter at the birth of a son, and the kindly amusement of the gossips that two such old folks should at last have a baby. Not indeed that either J or E thought of Abraham as a centenarian and Sarah as ninety.

Genesis 21:6. with me: rather at me, but not maliciously.

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Genesis 21:1-7

1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.