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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםcalledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameאֶת שֶׁםof his sonבְּנוֹwho was bornהַנּוֹלַדto him,לוֹwhomאֲשֶׁרSarahשָׂרָהboreיָלְדָהto him,לּוֹIsaac.יִצְחָק
Genesis 21:3
Study it in the app“Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.”
Sarah bears Isaac at the time God had saidFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:3, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- the nameשֶׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- who was bornנּוֹלַדnolad
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “nolad” appears- Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears
The context
2Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which Elohim had spoken to him.
3 · This verse (above)
4Abraham circumcised Isaac his son when he was eight days old, as Elohim had commanded him.
To study Genesis 21 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Isaac was born, and what did Sarah say (vv. 1-7)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s care that he heard the voice of the boy in the wilderness (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
Whom that seems to be pushed aside can you give time and attention today?