John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 21:9
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian ,.... That is, Ishmael, who is not expressed by name, but described by being a son of Hagar, a servant of Sarah's, and an Egyptian woman; all which seems to be observed by way of slight, both to Hagar and her son: which she had born unto Abraham ; not unto Sarah, as she proposed to herself, when she gave her maid to Abraham, Genesis 16:2 . This son of Abraham she saw mocking ; either at the entertainment made at the weaning of Isaac; or... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 21:8
And the child grew, and was weaned ,.... He throve under the nursing of its mother, and through the blessing of God upon him; and being healthy and robust, and capable of digesting stronger food, and living upon it, he was weaned from the breast: at what age Isaac was when weaned is not certain, there being no fixed time for such an affair, but it was at the discretion of parents, and as they liked it, and the case of their children required; and in those times, when men lived to a greater... read more