Discovery BoxGenesis 21:3 
Context21:3 Abraham named his son – whom Sarah bore to him – Isaac. 1
Genesis 35:12
Context35:12 The land I gave 2 to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants 3 I will also give this land.”
Genesis 49:31
Context49:31 There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah.
1 tn Heb “the one born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.” The two modifying clauses, the first introduced with an article and the second with the relative pronoun, are placed in the middle of the sentence, before the name Isaac is stated. They are meant to underscore that this was indeed an actual birth to Abraham and Sarah in fulfillment of the promise.
2 tn The Hebrew verb translated “gave” refers to the Abrahamic promise of the land. However, the actual possession of that land lay in the future. The decree of the
3 tn Heb “and to your offspring after you.”
