Genesis 17:17 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

Then 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?

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

שׁדי shaday — Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to create, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Abraham ... laughed. —The Jewish interpreters regard Abraham’s laugh as one of joy, and Sarah’s ([Reference Genesis 18:12…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And Abraham fell upon his face. This was a sign, not only of his reverence, but also of his faith. For Abraham not only adores God, but in…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Then Abraham fell upon his face
In reverence of the divine Being, and as amazed at what was told him:

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Here is the promise made to Abraham of a son by Sarai, in whom the promise made to him should be fulfilled. The a urance of this promise was the ch…

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