Genesis 17:16 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."

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

A son ... of her. —This is the first place where it was definitely promised that Abram’s heir s…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And I will bless her
The Targum of Jonathan adds, "in her body", with fruitfulness, who before was barren, and in he…

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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