Genesis 21:5
New International Version
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

New Living Translation
Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.

English Standard Version
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Berean Standard Bible
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

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

New King James Version
Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

New American Standard Bible
Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

NASB 1995
Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

NASB 1977
Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Amplified Bible
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born.

Christian Standard Bible
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

American Standard Version
And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

Contemporary English Version
Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born,

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.

Good News Translation
Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born.

International Standard Version
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Majority Standard Bible
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

NET Bible
(Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)

New Heart English Bible
Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born to him.

World English Bible
Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Abraham [is] a son of one hundred years in his son Isaac being born to him,

Young's Literal Translation
And Abraham is a son of a hundred years in Isaac his son being born to him,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Abraham the son of an hundred years in the bringing forth to him Isaak his son.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
When he was a hundred years old: for at this age of his father was Isaac born.

Catholic Public Domain Version
when he was one hundred years old. Indeed, at this stage of his father’s life, Isaac was born.

New American Bible
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

New Revised Standard Version
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaaq his son was born to him.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Abraam was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Birth of Isaac
4When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him. 5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”…

Cross References
Romans 4:19
Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

Hebrews 11:11-12
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised. / And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

Genesis 18:11-14
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. / So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” / And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ ...

Romans 9:9
For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”

Galatians 4:22-23
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. / His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.

Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 15:4-6
Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” / And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” / Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Genesis 25:7
Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

Genesis 25:19-21
This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, / and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. / Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Luke 1:36-37
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. / For no word from God will ever fail.”

Genesis 22:1-2
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. / “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”

Genesis 30:22-24
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. / She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”

Genesis 35:28-29
And Isaac lived 180 years. / Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 50:22-23
Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110. / He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Genesis 17:1,17
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect…

Romans 4:19
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

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Genesis 21
1. Isaac is born, and circumcised.
6. Sarah's joy.
8. Isaac is weaned.
9. Hagar and Ishmael sent away.
15. Hagar in distress.
17. The angel relieves and comforts her.
23. Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba.














Now Abraham
The name "Abraham" means "father of a multitude" in Hebrew. This name was given to him by God as a covenant promise that he would be the father of many nations (Genesis 17:5). The use of "Now" indicates a continuation of the narrative, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promise. Abraham's journey of faith is a testament to God's faithfulness and the importance of trusting in His timing.

was a hundred years old
The age of Abraham, "a hundred years old," underscores the miraculous nature of Isaac's birth. In the ancient Near Eastern context, reaching such an age was rare, and having a child at this age was even more extraordinary. This highlights the divine intervention and the power of God to fulfill His promises against all human odds. It serves as a reminder that God's plans often transcend human limitations and expectations.

when his son Isaac
The name "Isaac" means "he laughs" in Hebrew, reflecting both Abraham and Sarah's initial reactions to the promise of his birth (Genesis 17:17, 18:12). Isaac's birth is a pivotal moment in the Abrahamic covenant, as he is the child through whom God's promises to Abraham would be realized. The mention of "his son" emphasizes the personal and covenantal relationship between Abraham and Isaac, and the continuation of God's promise through Abraham's lineage.

was born to him
The phrase "was born to him" signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and Sarah. It is a testament to God's faithfulness and the fruition of His word. In the broader scriptural context, Isaac's birth is a precursor to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise through Jesus Christ, a descendant of Abraham, who brings salvation to all nations. This birth narrative encourages believers to trust in God's promises, knowing that He is faithful to bring them to pass in His perfect timing.

Verse 5. - And Abraham was an hundred years old (cf. Genesis 17:1, 17), when his son Isaac was born unto him. Literally, at the time of bearing to him (ἐν τῷ τεκεῖν) Isaac (vide Gesenius, 'Gram.,' § 143). Thus Abraham had waited twenty-five years for the fulfillment of the promise - a remarkable instance of faith and patience (Romans 4:20), as Isaac's birth was a signal display of Divine power (Romans 4:17; Hebrews 11:12). Whether Isaac was born at Gerar or at Beersheba cannot with certitude be inferred.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Abraham
וְאַבְרָהָ֖ם (wə·’aḇ·rā·hām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

was a hundred
מְאַ֣ת (mə·’aṯ)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3967: A hundred

years old
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

when his son
בְּנֽוֹ׃ (bə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

Isaac
יִצְחָ֥ק (yiṣ·ḥāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah

was born
בְּהִוָּ֣לֶד (bə·hiw·wā·leḏ)
Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

to him.
ל֔וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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