God said, "No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. שׁדי shaday — Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to create, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Indeed. —In the Hebrew this word comes first, and is intended to remove all doubt or desire for any other turn of affairs. It shou…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed. Some take the adverb אבל (abal), to mean ‘Truly.’ Others, however, more rightly supp…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed ,
&c.] This is repeated for the confirmation of it, and th…

Matthew Henry

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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