Genesis 21:6 meaning and explanation

Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”

Genesis 21:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Sarah speaks these words at Isaac's birth, after decades of barrenness and after the promise of a son had seemed impossible. The name Isaac comes from the Hebrew yitschaq, meaning "he laughs," and Sarah's laughter here is not mockery but astonished joy.

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