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Genesis 20:18
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Genesis 20:18
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18 For the Lord (A)had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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1 Samuel 1:5
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1 Samuel 1:5
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5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 1:5 Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. Septuagint And, although he loved Hannah, he would give Hannah only one portion, because the Lord had closed her womb
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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