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Genesis 21:4–8

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And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
¶ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
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From verse 4

  1. Acts 7:8Rank 1 from verse 4
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    8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

  2. Deuteronomy 12:32Rank 2 from verse 4
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    32What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

  3. Exodus 12:48Rank 3 from verse 4
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    48And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

  4. Genesis 17:10–12Rank 4 from verse 4
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    10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

    11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

    12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

  5. John 7:22–23Rank 5 from verse 4
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    22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

    23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

  6. Leviticus 12:3Rank 6 from verse 4
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    3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

  7. Luke 1:59Rank 7 from verse 4
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    59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

  8. Luke 1:6Rank 8 from verse 4
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    6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  9. Luke 2:21Rank 9 from verse 4
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    21And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

From verse 5

  1. Genesis 17:17Rank 1 from verse 5
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    17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

  2. Genesis 17:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  3. Romans 4:19Rank 3 from verse 5
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    19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:

From verse 6

  1. Psalms 126:2Rank 1 from verse 6
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    2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

  2. Isaiah 54:1Rank 2 from verse 6
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    1SING, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

  3. Genesis 17:17Rank 3 from verse 6
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    17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

  4. Luke 1:58Rank 4 from verse 6
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    58And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

  5. Galatians 4:27–28Rank 5 from verse 6
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    27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

    28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

  6. Isaiah 49:21Rank 6 from verse 6
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    21Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

  7. Luke 1:14Rank 7 from verse 6
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    14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

  8. Luke 1:46–55Rank 8 from verse 6
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    46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

    47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

    48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

    49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

    50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

    51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

    52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

    53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

    54He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

    55As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

  9. Psalms 113:9Rank 9 from verse 6
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    9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

  10. Romans 12:15Rank 10 from verse 6
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    15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

  11. Genesis 18:12–15Rank 11 from verse 6
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    12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

    13And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

    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.

    15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

  12. Hebrews 11:11Rank 12 from verse 6
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    11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

  13. John 16:21–22Rank 13 from verse 6
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    21A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

    22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  14. 1 Samuel 1:26–10Rank 14 from verse 6
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  15. Isaiah 49:15Rank 15 from verse 6
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    15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

From verse 7

  1. Genesis 18:11–12Rank 1 from verse 7
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    11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

    12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

  2. Isaiah 66:8Rank 2 from verse 7
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    8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

  4. Deuteronomy 4:32–34Rank 4 from verse 7
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    32For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

    33Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

    34Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

  5. Ephesians 3:10Rank 5 from verse 7
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    10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

  6. Numbers 23:23Rank 6 from verse 7
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    23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

  7. Psalms 86:10Rank 7 from verse 7
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    10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

  8. Psalms 86:8Rank 8 from verse 7
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    8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

  9. Isaiah 49:21Rank 9 from verse 7
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    21Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

From verse 8

  1. 1 Samuel 1:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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    22But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.

  2. Hosea 1:8Rank 2 from verse 8
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    8¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

  3. 1 Kings 3:15Rank 3 from verse 8
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    15And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

  4. 2 Samuel 3:20Rank 4 from verse 8
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    20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

  5. Genesis 19:3Rank 5 from verse 8
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    3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

  6. Genesis 26:30Rank 6 from verse 8
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    30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

  7. Genesis 29:22Rank 7 from verse 8
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    22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

  8. Genesis 40:20Rank 8 from verse 8
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    20¶ And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

  9. Psalms 131:2Rank 9 from verse 8
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    2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

  10. 1 Samuel 25:36Rank 10 from verse 8
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    36¶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

  11. Esther 1:3Rank 11 from verse 8
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    3In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

  12. Judges 14:10Rank 12 from verse 8
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    10¶ So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

  13. Judges 14:12Rank 13 from verse 8
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    12¶ And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

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Genesis 21:4

COMBINED MEANING

Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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circumcised

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of circumcise, meaning to cut off the foreskin as the commanded sign of the covenant. Sense 2: Figuratively, to remove hardness or uncleanness of heart.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 21:5

COMBINED MEANING

Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 21:6

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

laugh

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Sense 1: To express mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter. Sense 2: To laugh at in mockery, scorn, or derision.

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

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 21:7

COMBINED MEANING

Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

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

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

age

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Sense 1: A period of life or history; the length or stage of one's life. Sense 2: A generation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 21:8

COMBINED MEANING

child

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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grew

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Increased or developed in size, age, maturity, number, strength, influence, severity, or condition; arose and progressed from a smaller or earlier state.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

weaned

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Caused to cease, or having ceased, receiving milk from the breast.

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

COMBINED MEANING

Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

feast

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Sense 1: A large or special meal, often connected with an appointed celebration. Sense 2: As a verb, to eat or entertain at such a meal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

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

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

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.

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

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21:6¶ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

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21:7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

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21:8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

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