2 Kings 4:17
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17 But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.
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Luke 1:36
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36 What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month.
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Psalm 113:9
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9 He gives the childless woman a family,
making her a happy mother.
Praise the Lord!
Genesis 21:1
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The Birth of Isaac
21 The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised.
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Hebrews 11:11
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11 It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed[a] that God would keep his promise.
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- 11:11 Or It was by faith that he [Abraham] was able to have a child, even though Sarah was barren and he was too old. He believed.
Luke 1:24-25
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24 Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. 25 “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.”
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1 Samuel 1:19-20
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Samuel’s Birth and Dedication
19 The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea, 20 and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[a] for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”
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- 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew term for “asked of God” or “heard by God.”
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