Genesis 21:3

Genesis 21:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
• New International Version (NIV)Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.

Context of Genesis 21:3

1The Lord graciously remembered and visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for her as He had promised. 2So Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him. Abraham named his son Isaac (laughter), the son to whom Sarah gave birth. 4So Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him. 5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born.

Genesis 21:3 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶֽת־שֶׁם־בְּנ֧וֹ הַנּֽוֹלַד־ל֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ שָׂרָ֖ה יִצְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• that was bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• unto him, whom Sarahשָׂרָהώârâh · SarahH8283
• to him, Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327

Cross-references for Genesis 21:3

• Genesis 21:6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; all who hear [about our good news] will laugh with me.”
• Genesis 17:19But God said, “No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed, and you shall name him Isaac (laughter); and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his descendants after him.
• Genesis 22:2God said, “Take now your son, your only son [of promise], whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
• Joshua 24:3Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the [Euphrates] River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants, and I gave him Isaac.
• Matthew 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers [who became the twelve tribes of Israel].
• Acts 7:8And God gave Abraham a covenant [a formal agreement to be strictly observed] of [which] circumcision [was the sign]; and so [under these circumstances] Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac [became the father] of Jacob, and Jacob [became the father] of the twelve patriarchs.
• Romans 9:7and they are not all the children of Abraham because they are his descendants [by blood], but [the promise was]: “Your descendants will be named through Isaac” [though Abraham had other sons].
• Hebrews 11:18to whom it was said, “Through Isaac your descendants shall be called.”

Commentaries on Genesis 21:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Isaac - See the reason and interpretation of this name in the note on Genesis 17:7; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chûm “black. באר שׁבע beêr -sheba‛ Beer-sheba, “well of seven.” 22. פיכל pı̂ykol Pikhol, “mouth or spokesman of all.” 23. נין nı̂yn “offspring, kin;” related: “sprout, flourish.” נכד neked “progeny,” perhaps “acquaintance,” cognate with נגד ngd “be before” (the eyes) and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Abraham responded in faith by naming his son Isaac and circumcising him according to the terms of the covenant (see 17:9–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. Abraham called the name of his son ... Isaac ... and circumcised--God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a memorial (compare Ge 17:19), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the seal of the covenant (compare Ge 17:10-12).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 21:3

• Abraham
• Circumcision
• Isaac
• Sarah

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Isaac
• Sarah
• Sarah; Sarai
• Abraham, Abram
• Call
• Cast
• Everlasting
• Falsely
• Grievous

Commentaries on Genesis 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings