Gen 21:4 | 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 21:4

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).