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and Sarah said, “God has made me laugh.[a] And now everyone will laugh with me. Who would have dared to tell Abraham that someday I would have a child? But in his old age, I have given him a son.”

The time came when Sarah no longer had to nurse Isaac,[b] and on that day Abraham gave a big feast.

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Footnotes

  1. 21.6 God has made me laugh: In Hebrew “Isaac” sounds like “laugh.”
  2. 21.8 no longer had to nurse Isaac: In ancient Israel mothers nursed their children until they were about three years old. Then there was a family celebration.

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