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2 Kings 4:14
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2 Kings 4:14
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14 Later Elisha asked Gehazi, “What can we do for her?”
Gehazi replied, “She doesn’t have a son, and her husband is an old man.”
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2 Kings 4:14
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2 Kings 4:14
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14 “What can be done for her?” Elisha asked.
Gehazi said, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”
Luke 1:7
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Luke 1:7
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7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.
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Luke 1:7
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Luke 1:7
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7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
1 Samuel 1:8
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1 Samuel 1:8
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8 “Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?”
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1 Samuel 1:8
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1 Samuel 1:8
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8 Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?(A)”
Genesis 15:2-3
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Genesis 15:2-3
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2 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. 3 You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.”
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Genesis 15:2-3
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Genesis 15:2-3
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2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(A) what can you give me since I remain childless(B) and the one who will inherit[a] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?(C)” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant(D) in my household(E) will be my heir.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Judges 13:2
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Judges 13:2
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2 In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children.
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Judges 13:2
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Judges 13:2
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2 A certain man of Zorah,(A) named Manoah,(B) from the clan of the Danites,(C) had a wife who was childless,(D) unable to give birth.
Genesis 25:21
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Genesis 25:21
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21 Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
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Genesis 25:21
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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.
Genesis 18:10-14
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Genesis 18:10-14
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10 Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!”
Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. 11 Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. 12 So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?”
13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
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Genesis 18:10-14
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Genesis 18:10-14
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10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year,(A) and Sarah your wife will have a son.”(B)
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old,(C) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.(D) 12 So Sarah laughed(E) to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord(F) is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’(G) 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord?(H) I will return to you at the appointed time next year,(I) and Sarah will have a son.”(J)
1 Samuel 1:2
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1 Samuel 1:2
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2 Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.
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1 Samuel 1:2
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1 Samuel 1:2
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2 He had two wives;(A) one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
Genesis 30:1
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Genesis 30:1
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30 When Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children for Jacob, she became jealous of her sister. She pleaded with Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
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Genesis 30:1
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Genesis 30:1
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30 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,(A) she became jealous of her sister.(B) So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
Genesis 17:17
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Genesis 17:17
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17 Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”
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Genesis 17:17
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Genesis 17:17
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17 Abraham fell facedown;(A) he laughed(B) and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old?(C) Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”(D)
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