Genesis 17:19

19 But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you 1a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and 2I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

Genesis 17:19 In-Context

17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"
18 And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before You!"
19 But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
20 "As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
21 "But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 17:16; Genesis 18:10; Genesis 21:2
  • 2. Genesis 26:2-5

Footnotes 2

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