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Genesis 21:1

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AND the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
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  1. Psalms 12:6Rank 1 from verse 1
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    6The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

  2. Genesis 18:10Rank 2 from verse 1
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    10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

  3. Genesis 18:14Rank 3 from verse 1
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    14Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

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    23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

  5. Genesis 17:19Rank 5 from verse 1
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    19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

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Genesis 21:1

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visited

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of visit. Sense 1: To go or come to see, attend, or inspect. Sense 2: To help or show mercy. Sense 3: To call to account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

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21:1AND the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

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21:2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

21:3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

21:4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

21:5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

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