Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, (A)Isaac.[a]

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  1. Genesis 21:3 Isaac means he laughs

Abraham gave the name Isaac[a](A) to the son Sarah bore him.

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  1. Genesis 21:3 Isaac means he laughs.

19 God said, “No, but (A)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name (B)Isaac.[a] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs

19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son,(A) and you will call him Isaac.[a](B) I will establish my covenant with him(C) as an everlasting covenant(D) for his descendants after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.

and not all are children of Abraham (A)because they are his offspring, but (B)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

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Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12

And Sarah said, (A)“God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”

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Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter,(A) and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

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18 of whom it was said, (A)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

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18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](A)

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  1. Hebrews 11:18 Gen. 21:12

(A)Abraham was the father of Isaac, and (B)Isaac the father of Jacob, and (C)Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

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Abraham was the father of Isaac,(A)

Isaac the father of Jacob,(B)

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,(C)

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(A)Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River[a] and (B)led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. (C)I gave him Isaac.

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  1. Joshua 24:3 That is, the Euphrates; also verses 14, 15

But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan(A) and gave him many descendants.(B) I gave him Isaac,(C)

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And (A)he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And (B)so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and (C)circumcised him on the eighth day, and (D)Isaac became the father of Jacob, and (E)Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.(A) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.(B) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,(C) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.(D)

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He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to (A)the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

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Then God said, “Take your son(A), your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.(B) Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering(C) on a mountain I will show you.(D)

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12 But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for (A)through Isaac shall your offspring be named.

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12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[a] will be reckoned.(A)

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  1. Genesis 21:12 Or seed