Luke 1:25
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25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace(A) among the people.”
1 Samuel 1:6
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6 Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(A)
Isaiah 54:1-4
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The Future Glory of Zion
54 “Sing, barren woman,(A)
you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,(B)
you who were never in labor;(C)
because more are the children(D) of the desolate(E) woman
than of her who has a husband,(F)”
says the Lord.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent,(G)
stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
strengthen your stakes.(H)
3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
your descendants(I) will dispossess nations(J)
and settle in their desolate(K) cities.
Isaiah 4:1
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Hebrews 11:11
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11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age,(A) was enabled to bear children(B) because she[a] considered him faithful(C) who had made the promise.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 11:11 Or By faith Abraham, even though he was too old to have children—and Sarah herself was not able to conceive—was enabled to become a father because he
Luke 1:13
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13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid,(A) Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.(B)
1 Samuel 2:21-22
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21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(A) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(B) up in the presence of the Lord.
22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(C) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(D) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Genesis 25:21
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21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(A) The Lord answered his prayer,(B) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
1 Samuel 1:19-20
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19 Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah.(A) Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered(B) her. 20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(C) She named(D) him Samuel,[a](E) saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.
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