Gen 17:12, Lev 12:3, Luk 1:59 | Barnes

Genesis 17:12

Leviticus 12:3

Luke 1:59

Verse 59. On the eighth day. This was the day on which it was required to circumcise children, Gen 21:4.

And they called him Zacharias. The name of the child was commonly given at the time of the circumcision, Gen 21:3,4. The name commonly given to the eldest son was that of the father.