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Catholic 1849 · Haydock’s Catholic Bible Commentary, Genesis 17:19

George Leo Haydock, on Gen 17:19

George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Gen 17:19 · Douay-Rheims
“And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him.”
On this verse:
“Isaac, “laughter,” alluding to the exultation of Abraham, more than to the laughter of Sara, which deserved some reprehension, chap. xxi. 6.”

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