Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
I will bless her, etc. - Sarah certainly stands at the head of all the women of the Old Testament, on account of her extraordinary privileges. I am quite of Calmet' s opinion that Sarah was a type of the blessed Virgin. St. Paul considers her a type of the New Testament and heavenly Jerusalem; and as all true believers are considered as the children of Abraham, so all faithful holy women are considered the daughters of Sarah, Galatians 4:22, Galatians 4:24, Galatians 4:26. See also I Peter 3:6.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Genesis 17:16:
Genesis 17:5
Exodus 12:40
Luke 1:7
Galatians 4:29
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