Gen 21:3-4 | JFB | STEP | 3, 4. Abraham called the name of his son . . . Isaac . . . and circumcised —God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a memorial (compare ), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the seal of the covenant (compare ).

Genesis 21:3-4

3, 4. Abraham called the name of his son . . . Isaac . . . and circumcised—God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a memorial (compare Ge 17:19), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the seal of the covenant (compare Ge 17:10-12).