Genesis 21:4

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

Genesis 21:4 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:4

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old as,
God had commanded him.
] ( Genesis 17:12 ) , and was the first that we read of that was circumcised on that day, according to the divine precept, which Abraham strictly observed; for though this was the son of the promise, and of his old age, for whom he had the most affectionate regard, yet he administered this bloody ordinance on him; nor did he defer it beyond the time, and was himself the operator, as it seems; all which shows his strict regard, and ready and cheerful obedience to the command of God.

Genesis 21:4 In-Context

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.

6 And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; all who hear will laugh for me."