God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac.† I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 17:19 in context
Genesis 17:16–22
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I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.”
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Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?”
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God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac.† I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
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As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
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But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”
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When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
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- Isaac means “he laughs”.
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