Verse 2
Genesis 21:2
New Living Translation
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She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God (Elohim) had said it would.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תַּהַר֩ וַ/תֵּ֨לֶד שָׂרָ֧ה לְ/אַבְרָהָ֛ם בֵּ֖ן לִ/זְקֻנָ֑י/ו לַ/מּוֹעֵ֕ד אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֹת֖/וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים
English Translation
And Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him.
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Chapter 21 Context
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The LORD kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised.
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She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just t...
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And Abraham named their son Isaac.
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Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God (Elohim) had commanded.
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Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.
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And Sarah declared, “God (Elohim) has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with m...
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Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his...
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When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasi...
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But Sarah saw Ishmael — the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar — making fun of her son, I...
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So she turned to Abraham and demanded, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to...
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This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.
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But God (Elohim) told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tel...
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But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar’s son because he is your son, too.”
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So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them...
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When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush.
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Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die...
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But God (Elohim) heard the boy crying, and the angel of God (Elohim) called to Hagar from heaven, “H...
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Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants.”
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Then God (Elohim) opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her wate...
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And God (Elohim) was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer,
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and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the lan...
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About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God (Elohim) is...
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“Swear to me in God (Elohim)’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descen...
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Abraham replied, “Yes, I swear to it!”
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Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force from...
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“This is the first I’ve heard of it,” Abimelech answered. “I have no idea who is responsible. You ha...
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Abraham then gave some of his sheep, goats, and cattle to Abimelech, and they made a treaty.
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But Abraham also took seven additional female lambs and set them off by themselves.
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Abimelech asked, “Why have you set these seven apart from the others?”
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Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”
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Then he named the place Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”), because that was where they had...
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After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and...
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Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God...
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And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.
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