Genesis 21:6 (WEB)
Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“Let the City of Books be near; and when you have destroyed the giants, the sons of Anak, make over your heritage to joy and merriment.” — editor's note: An allusion to the name of Abraham’s heir, Isaac or ‘laughter’ (Gen. xxi. 3, 6).
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Augustine of Hippo
“For when Isaac was born and called by that name, Sarah showed that her laughter was not that of scornful reproach, but that of joyful praise; for she said, “God hath made me to laugh, so that every one who hears will laugh with me.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxi. 6.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in The City of God XVI.31.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.31.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.31.