Genesis 21:3

And Abraham called the name of his son that was borne unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Which is the name he was directed to give him, Gen 17:19; and he remembers the order, and is obedient to…

- The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh, “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chûm “black. באר שׁבע…

Isaac - See the reason and interpretation of this name in the note on Gen 17:7 (note).

Long-looked-for comes at last. The vision concerning the promised seed is for an appointed time, and now, at the end, it speaks, and does not lie; few under the Old Testament were brought into the…

And Abraham called, &c. For the name Isaac, see note on Gen 17:19. The father, in the P narrative, gives the name: see Gen 16:15.