And Abram said, Master and Lord, what shall You give me? Seeing I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus [is my heir].

And Abram said, [I am grieved] since You have given me no seed, but my home-born servant shall succeed me.

And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed; and said in his heart, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear [a child]?

And He said, I will return and come to you according to this period seasonably, and Sarah your wife shall have a son; and Sarah heard at the door of the tent, being behind him.

And Sarah laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.

Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At the appointed time I shall return to you, and Sarah shall have a son.

Now Isaac prayed to the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.

And Rachel, having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.

And there was a man of Zorah, of the family of the kindred of Dan, and his name was Manoah, and his wife was barren, and bore no children.

And he had two wives; the name of the one was Anna, and the name of the second [was] Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Anna had no child.

And Elkanah her husband said to her, Anna; and she said to him, Here am I, my lord. And he said to her, What ails you that you weep? And why do you not eat? And why does your heart smite you? Am I not better to you than ten children?

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.