Genesis 21:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.”
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“And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him--Isaac;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 21:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:19But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
- Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
- Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
- Genesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
- Genesis 25:19This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
- Joshua 24:3But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. 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.
- Acts 7:8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
- Romans 9:7Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- Hebrews 11:18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
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