Genesis 11:30
30Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.Genesis 15:2-3
2But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue ▼▼Or I shall die
childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and ba member of my household will be my heir.” Genesis 16:2
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 17:16-19
16I will bless her, and moreover, I will dgive ▼▼Hebrew have given
you a son by her. I will bless her, and fshe shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” 17Then Abraham gfell on his face hand laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” 19God said, “No, but iSarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name jIsaac. ▼▼ Isaac means he laughs
I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. 1 Samuel 1:2
2He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.Luke 1:7
7But they had no child, because lElizabeth was barren, and mboth were advanced in years.
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