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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.”

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