And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second [was] Zillah.

And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, you wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.

And so it was, that he took his daughter Leah, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.

So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? And why have you deceived me?

Fulfill then her week, and I will give her to you also in return for your service, which you serve with me, yet seven other years.

And Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter as a maid to her.

And Gideon had seventy sons begotten of his body, for he had many wives.

He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been thus.

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children; and she had an Egyptian maid, whose name was Hagar.

And Sarai said to Abram, Behold, the Lord has restrained me from bearing, go therefore in to my maid, that I may get children for myself through her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

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 when the Lord God saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

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.

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