Kejadian 16:16
Konteks16:16 (Now 1 Abram was 86 years old 2 when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.) 3
Kejadian 17:25
Konteks17:25 his son Ishmael was thirteen years old 4 when he was circumcised.
Kejadian 21:5
Konteks21:5 (Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.) 5
Kejadian 41:53
Konteks41:53 The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.
[16:16] 1 tn The disjunctive clause gives information that is parenthetical to the narrative.
[16:16] 2 tn Heb “the son of eighty-six years.”
[16:16] 3 tn The Hebrew text adds, “for Abram.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons; it is somewhat redundant given the three occurrences of Abram’s name in this and the previous verse.
[17:25] 4 tn Heb “the son of thirteen years.”
[21:5] 5 tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause underscores how miraculous this birth was. Abraham was 100 years old. The fact that the genealogies give the ages of the fathers when their first son is born shows that this was considered a major milestone in one’s life (G. J. Wenham, Genesis [WBC], 2:80).