Genesis 21:1

1 The lorde visyted Sara as he had sayde and dyd vnto her acordynge as he had spoken.

Genesis 21:1 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:1

And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said
To Abraham, ( Genesis 17:16 Genesis 17:19 Genesis 17:21 ) ( Genesis 18:10 Genesis 18:14 ) ; in a way of mercy and kindness, by fulfilling his promise, giving strength to conceive and bear a child; see ( 1 Samuel 2:21 ) : and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken;
which intends the same thing in different words; and the repetition is made to cause attention to God's fulfilment of his promise, who is always faithful to his word, even in things very difficult and seemingly impossible, as in the present case: hence the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem paraphrase it, God did a wonder or wonders for Sarah in causing her to conceive when she was so old, and in such circumstances as she was.

Genesis 21:1 In-Context

1 The lorde visyted Sara as he had sayde and dyd vnto her acordynge as he had spoken.
2 And Sara was with childe and bare Abraha a sonne in his olde age euen the same season which the LORde had appoynted.
3 And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto him which Sara bare him Isaac:
4 and Abra circucysed Isaac his sone whe he was .viij. dayes olde as God commaunded him
5 And Abraha was an hundred yere olde when his sonne Isaac was borne vnto him.
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