Genesis 21:1
And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
Cross-reference
Genesis 17:19 is God's original promise that Sarah will bear a son named Isaac. Genesis 21:1 records that promise finally fulfilled — 'as he had said.'
Genesis 18:10 records the Lord's specific timing: Sarah will have a son 'at this time next year.' Genesis 21:1 marks that promise arriving on schedule.
Genesis 18:14 asks, 'Is anything too hard for the LORD?' Genesis 21:1 answers: God did for Sarah exactly as He promised — the impossible made real.
Genesis 11:30 first notes Sarah's barrenness, the very condition that made the promise in 21:1 seem impossible.
Genesis 50:24 uses the same promise-keeping language: God will surely bring His people to the land He promised. His faithfulness endures across generations.
Genesis 30:22 explicitly states 'God remembered Rachel,' fulfilling His promise by opening her womb, mirroring His action for Sarah.
In 1 Samuel 2:21, the same language appears: 'the LORD visited' a barren woman (Hannah) who then conceived. Both births result from divine visitation fulfilling God's promise.
In Galatians 4:28, believers are called children of promise 'like Isaac,' applying the principle of divine promise to the new covenant community.
In Galatians 4:23, Paul uses Isaac's birth as an allegory: he was born 'by promise,' not human effort, directly illustrating God's faithfulness.
In Luke 1:25, barren Elizabeth echoes Sarah: God 'looked on me' and 'took away my reproach.' Both women experience God removing shame through miraculous conception.
Acts 7:8 recounts this event directly in Stephen's speech: God gave circumcision, then Abraham fathered Isaac — summarizing the covenant promise fulfilled.
Hebrews 11:11 directly recounts this: Sarah received strength to conceive by faith because she trusted God's promise — the theological lens on this fulfillment.
In Luke 1:68, Zechariah praises God who 'has visited and redeemed his people' — using the same 'visited' motif. God's faithful visitation now extends to all Israel through Christ.
Exodus 20:5 uses 'visiting' for judgment — iniquity on descendants. Same word, opposite meaning: here God visits in blessing, there in punishment.
2 Kings 4:17 records God granting a son to the Shunammite woman, a later instance of the miraculous provision of a child by divine promise.
Galatians 4:22 references Abraham's two sons, one being Isaac born to Sarah — the event of Genesis 21:1 now used to allegorize the two covenants.
Exodus 4:31 uses 'visited' for God's concern for Israel's affliction — the same divine attentiveness shown when He remembered Sarah.
Ruth 1:6 uses 'visited' for God providing food for His people — the same covenant faithfulness that fulfilled His promise to Sarah.