Genesis 16:1-2
Sarai and Hagar
1 aNow Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was bHagar. 2And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children ▼▼Hebrew be built up, which sounds like the Hebrew for children
by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. Genesis 25:21
21And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And dthe Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.Genesis 29:31
Jacob’s Children
31When the Lord saw that Leah was ehated, fhe opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.Judges 13:2
2There was a certain man of gZorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. hAnd his wife was barren and had no children.Luke 1:7
7But they had no child, because iElizabeth was barren, and jboth were advanced in years.
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