Genesis 21:1

The Birth of Isaac

1 And Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said. And Yahweh did to Sarah as he had promised.

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 And Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said. And Yahweh did to Sarah as he had promised.

2 And she conceived, and Sarah bore to Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.

3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

4 And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son [when he was] eight days old, as God had commanded him.

5 And Abraham [was] one hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.