Genesis 30:17
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17 And God answered Leah’s prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
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Luke 1:13
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13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John.
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1 Samuel 1:26-27
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26 “Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord. 27 I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request.
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1 Samuel 1:20
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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.”
Exodus 3:7
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7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.
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Genesis 30:22
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22 Then God remembered Rachel’s plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children.
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Genesis 30:6
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6 Rachel named him Dan,[a] for she said, “God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son.”
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- 30:6 Dan means “he judged” or “he vindicated.”
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