A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Gen 17:16
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Gen 17:16 · Douay-Rheims
“And I will bless her, and of her I will give thee a son, whom I will bless, and he shall become nations, and kings of people shall spring from him.”
On this verse:
“Bless, and enable her to have a son, who shall also have many children. — Whom. This is referred to Sara, in Hebrew and Chaldean; but to Isaac, in the Syriac. The blessing, at any rate, reverts to the mother; who was a figure of the blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Church; both persecuted with their children; both, in the end, triumphant. (Galatians iv. 23.) (Calmet)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.