Genesis 21:5

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

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Interpretation

Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed which the holy God so long promised, and holy men so long expected.

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This thought runs through Genesis 21:1-5.

Genesis 21:1 Genesis 21:2 Genesis 21:3 Genesis 21:4 Genesis 21:5

Glossary

Abraham Person: Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Gen. 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises.
Isaac Person: Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes ( Amos 7:9 , 16). (2. ) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs ( Gen. 21:1-3 ).