Genesis 21:1-9

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Abraham's sons

21 The Lord was kind to Sarah. He did what he had promised to do for her. ² Sarah became pregnant. She gave birth to a son for Abraham when he was very old. This happened at the time when God had said that it would.^[a]

³ Abraham called his son ‘Isaac’. This is the son that Sarah gave birth to. ⁴ When Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. That is what God had told him to do.^[b]

⁵ Abraham was 100 years old when his son, Isaac, was born. ⁶ Sarah said, ‘Now God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about what has happened will be happy with me.’ ⁷ She also said, ‘Abraham would never have thought that I would feed a child at my breasts. But I have given birth to a son for him, even when he is old.’

⁸ The child grew stronger, and he began to eat food. On that day, Abraham prepared a big party meal.

⁹ Then Sarah saw that Ishmael was laughing at Isaac. (Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar, the Egyptian servant.)