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Isaac—the Promised Son

15 God said to Abraham, “I will change the name of Sarai,[a] your wife. Her new name will be Sarah.[b] 16 I will bless her. I will give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”

17 Abraham bowed facedown on the ground and laughed. He said to himself, “Can a man have a child when he is 100 years old? Can Sarah give birth to a child when she is 90?”

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Footnotes

  1. 17:15 Sarai An Aramaic name meaning “princess.”
  2. 17:15 Sarah A Hebrew name meaning “princess.”

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai(A) your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.(B) 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her.(C) I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations;(D) kings of peoples will come from her.”

17 Abraham fell facedown;(E) he laughed(F) and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old?(G) Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”(H)

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