Génesis 21:5

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Génesis 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 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F15 Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 21. p. 425.
F16 Annales Vet. Test. p. 9.
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Génesis 21:5 In-Context

3 Y llam贸 Abraham el nombre de su hijo que le naci贸, que le pari贸 Sara, Isaac.
4 Y circuncid贸 Abraham 谩 su hijo Isaac de ocho d铆as, como Dios le hab铆a mandado.
5 Y era Abraham de cien a帽os, cuando le naci贸 Isaac su hijo.
6 Entonces dijo Sara: Dios me ha hecho reir, y cualquiera que lo oyere, se reir谩 conmigo.
7 Y a帽adi贸: 驴Qui茅n dijera 谩 Abraham que Sara hab铆a de dar de mamar 谩 hijos? pues que le he parido un hijo 谩 su vejez.
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