Bible Cross References
barren
Genesis 15:2
But Abram answered, "Sovereign LORD, what good will your reward do me, since I have no children? My only heir is Eliezer of Damascus.
Genesis 15:3
You have given me no children, and one of my slaves will inherit my property."
Genesis 16:1
Abram's wife Sarai had not borne him any children. But she had an Egyptian slave woman named Hagar,
Genesis 16:2
and so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Why don't you sleep with my slave? Perhaps she can have a child for me." Abram agreed with what Sarai said.
Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah had stopped having her monthly periods.
Genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself and said, "Now that I am old and worn out, can I still enjoy sex? And besides, my husband is old too."
Genesis 21:1
The LORD blessed Sarah, as he had promised,
Genesis 21:2
and she became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham when he was old. The boy was born at the time God had said he would be born.
Genesis 25:21
Because Rebecca had no children, Isaac prayed to the LORD for her. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebecca became pregnant.
Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless.
Genesis 30:1
But Rachel had not borne Jacob any children, and so she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I will die."
Genesis 30:2
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, "I can't take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children."
Judges 13:2
At that time there was a man named Manoah from the town of Zorah. He was a member of the tribe of Dan. His wife had never been able to have children.
1 Samuel 1:2
Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.
Psalm 113:9
He honors the childless wife in her home; he makes her happy by giving her children. Praise the LORD!
Luke 1:7
They had no children because Elizabeth could not have any, and she and Zechariah were both very old.
Luke 1:36
Remember your relative Elizabeth. It is said that she cannot have children, but she herself is now six months pregnant, even though she is very old.