Genèse 21:5

5 Or, Abrabam était âgé de cent ans, quand Isaac, son fils, lui naquit.

Genèse 21:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:5

And Abraham was an hundred years old when son Isaac was born
unto him.
] So that this was years after his departure from Haran, and coming into the land of Canaan, for then he was seventy five years of age, ( Genesis 12:4 ) ; and this exactly agrees with the account of Demetrius, as related by Polyhistor, an Heathen writer ^F15, who makes Isaac to be born just twenty five years from Abraham's coming into the land of Canaan, and who must be now an hundred years old, being ninety nine at the time the Lord appeared unto him, and promised him a son at the set time the next year, ( Genesis 17:1 Genesis 17:21 ) . This is observed, both to show the wonderful favour to Abraham, and the faithfulness of God in the exact performance of his promise: according to Bishop Usher ^F16, Isaac was born A. M. 2108, and before Christ 1896, and probably at Beersheba, see ( Genesis 21:33 Genesis 21:34 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 21. p. 425.
F16 Annales Vet. Test. p. 9.

Genèse 21:5 In-Context

3 Et Abraham appela son fils, qui lui était né, et que Sara lui avait enfanté, Isaac.

4 Et Abraham circoncit Isaac son fils à l'âge de huit jours, comme Dieu le lui avait commandé.

5 Or, Abrabam était âgé de cent ans, quand Isaac, son fils, lui naquit.

6 Et Sara dit: Dieu m'a fait une chose qui fera rire; tous ceux qui l'apprendront, riront à mon sujet.

7 Puis elle dit: Qui eût dit à Abraham que Sara allaiterait des enfants? car je lui ai enfanté un fils dans sa vieillesse.