²¹ And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And ^(A)the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

²³ So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ^(A)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^(B)you shall call his name John.

¹³ He prayed to him, and ^(A)God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. ^(B)Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.

¹⁰ And not only so, but ^(A)also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, ¹¹ though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of ^(B)him who calls— ¹² she was told, ^(C)“The older will serve the younger.”

²⁰ And when they prevailed^[a] over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, ^(A)for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea ^(B)because they trusted in him.

²⁷ For this child I prayed, ^(A)and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.

² But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue^[a] childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” ³ And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and ^(A)a member of my household will be my heir.”

⁷ But they had no child, because ^(A)Elizabeth was barren, and ^(B)both were advanced in years.