"And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him." — Genesis 21:4

Genesis 21:4 · KJV

“And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.”

— Genesis 21:4

Verse 3

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

Verse 5

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

Genesis 21 — Context

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, {so that} all that hear will laugh with me.

Cross References

Acts 7:8

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so {Abraham} begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac {begat} Jacob; and Jacob {begat} the twelve patriarchs.

Luke 1:59

And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Exodus 12:48

And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

John 7:22-23

Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

Genesis 17:10-12

This {is} my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

Luke 2:21

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Luke 1:6

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Leviticus 12:3

And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.