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Genesis 21:12 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Genesis 21:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 21 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.”
Genesis 21:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of th... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
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Cross-References for Genesis 21:12
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“In Isaac will your seed be called;{Genesis 21:12}”
“because they are Abraham's seed”
“No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac.{Isaac means he laughs.} I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.,And 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.,וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֲבָל שָׂרָה אִשְׁתְּךָ יֹלֶדֶת לְךָ בֵּן וְקָרָאתָ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יִצְחָק וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתּוֹ לִבְרִית עוֹלָם לְזַרְעוֹ אַחֲרָיו׃ ,And God said: "Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; b That is, Princess. and thou shalt call his name aIsaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.,εἶπεν δὲ ὁ θεὸς τῷ αβρααμ ναί ἰδοὺ σαρρα ἡ γυνή σου τέξεταί σοι υἱόν καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ισαακ καὶ στήσω τὴν διαθήκην μου πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰς διαθήκην αἰώνιον καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετ' αὐτόν,And God said to Abraam, Yea, behold, Sarrha thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to him and to his seed after him.,ויאמר אלהים אבל הנה שרה אשתך ילדת לך בן וקראת את שמו יצחק והקמתי את בריתי אתו לברית עולם ולזרעו אחריו,And God said, behold – 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.,וַאֲמַר יְיָ בְּקוּשְׁטָא שָׂרָה אִתְּתָךְ תְּלִיד לָךְ בָּר וְתִקְרֵי יָת שְׁמֵהּ יִצְחָק וַאֲקִים יָת קְיָמִי עִמֵּהּ לִקְיָם עָלָם לִבְנוֹהִי בַּתְרוֹהִי ,And the Lord said, In verity Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Izhak; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant to his sons after him.”
“Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you”
“and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.”
“and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying”
“whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.,But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.,וְאֶת־בְּרִיתִי אָקִים אֶת־יִצְחָק אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד לְךָ שָׂרָה לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחֶרֶת׃ ,But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.”