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Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָםwas a hundredבֶּן מְאַתyears oldשָׁנָהwhenבְּIsaacאֵת יִצְחָקhis sonבְּנוֹwas bornהִוָּלֶדto him.לוֹ
Genesis 21:5
Study it in the app“Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:5, 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- was a hundredבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- was a hundredמְאַתmeat
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meat” appears- years oldשָׁנָהshana
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” 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- was bornהִוָּלֶדhivaled
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “hivaled” appears
The context
4Abraham circumcised Isaac his son when he was eight days old, as Elohim had commanded him.
5 · This verse (above)
6Sarah said, “Elohim has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
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?