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Genesis 21:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 21:8

Verse 8 of 34

Scripture focus

And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned.

Genesis 21:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 21:8

Theological / Devotional

And was weaned. Among Orientals weaning took place later than it does in Western lands. According to 2 Macc. 7:27, Jewish mothers nursed their children for three years (see also 2 Chron. 31:16). Samuel appears to have been brought to the sanctuary as soon after he had been weaned as he was able to minister before the Lord (1 Sam. 1:22-28). It is an Oriental custom to celebrate the weaning of a child by a ritual feast, at which he is expected to eat a meal of solid food for the first time. This marks the close of infancy.

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