Genesis 25:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.

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  • 1 Chr 5:20 : 20 And they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.
  • 2 Chr 33:13 : 13 And made prayer to him; and in answer to his prayer God let him come back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh was certain that the Lord was God.
  • Ezra 8:23 : 23 So we went without food, requesting our God for this: and his ear was open to our prayer.
  • Gen 11:30 : 30 And Sarai had no child.
  • Rom 9:10-12 : 10 And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac-- 11 Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is, 12 It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.
  • Gen 15:2-3 : 2 And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me. 3 And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.
  • Gen 16:2 : 2 And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.
  • Gen 17:16-19 : 16 And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring. 17 Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth? 18 And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care! 19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.
  • 1 Sam 1:2 : 2 And he had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah: and Peninnah was the mother of children, but Hannah had no children.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
  • 1 Sam 1:27 : 27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
  • Ps 50:15 : 15 Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.
  • Ps 65:2 : 2 To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.
  • Ps 91:15 : 15 When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
  • Ps 127:3 : 3 See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.
  • Ps 145:19 : 19 To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.
  • Prov 10:24 : 24 The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
  • Isa 45:11 : 11 The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, Will you put a question to me about the things which are to come, or will you give me orders about my sons, and the work of my hands?
  • Isa 58:9 : 9 Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.
  • Luke 1:7 : 7 And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

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    19 Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:

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    17 Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.

    18 For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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    35 And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.

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    66 Then the servant gave Isaac the story of all he had done.

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    2 And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

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    19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

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    12 Now Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him.

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    5 Now Abraham was a hundred years old when the birth of Isaac took place.

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    22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.

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    27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

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    2 And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.

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    51 See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.

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    17 And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.

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    15 And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.

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    25 Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.