Genesis 21:4

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Cross-reference

Genesis 17:10–12 Historical context

Genesis 17:10-12 is the command Abraham obeys here — God's covenant instruction to circumcise every male on the eighth day.

Genesis 17:12 is the command Abraham obeys here — God specified eight days old for circumcision, and Genesis 21:4 records faithful compliance.

Leviticus 12:3 codifies the eighth-day circumcision rule — formalizing the same practice Abraham follows with Isaac.

Luke 1:59 Parallel

Luke 1:59 shows the eighth-day circumcision command still observed centuries later — John's family follows the same Abrahamic pattern seen here with Isaac.

Luke 2:21 Parallel

Luke 2:21 shows Jesus himself circumcised on the eighth day — the covenant sign Abraham obeyed here with Isaac is honored in the Messiah's own life.

John 7:22 Allusion

John 7:22 explicitly notes circumcision 'did not come from Moses but from the patriarchs' — a direct reference to Abraham's practice here with Isaac.

John 7:23 Allusion

John 7:23 argues that circumcision on the eighth day overrides Sabbath restrictions — this patriarchal practice Jesus references begins with Abraham's obedience here.

Acts 7:8 Citation

Acts 7:8 recounts God establishing circumcision as covenant sign, which Abraham then carried out here with Isaac on the eighth day as commanded.

Exodus 12:48 requires circumcision for covenant participation — building on the same sign Abraham practiced with Isaac here.