Genesis 11:30

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But Sarai was barren; she had no children.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:2-3 : 2 But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”
  • Gen 16:1-2 : 1 The Birth of Ishmael Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram,“Since the LORD has prevented me from having children, please sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” Abram did what Sarai told him.
  • Gen 18:11-12 : 11 Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.) 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking,“After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?”
  • Gen 21:1-2 : 1 The Birth of Isaac The LORD visited Sarah just as he had said he would and did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.
  • Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
  • Gen 29:31 : 31 The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.
  • Gen 30:1-2 : 1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!” 2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
  • Judg 13:2 : 2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.
  • 1 Sam 1:2 : 2 He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD!
  • Luke 1:7 : 7 But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.
  • Luke 1:36 : 36 “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

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  • Gen 16:1-4
    4 verses
    83%

    1The Birth of Ishmael Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.

    2So Sarai said to Abram,“Since the LORD has prevented me from having children, please sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” Abram did what Sarai told him.

    3So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.

    4He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai.

  • Gen 11:29
    78%

    29And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

  • Gen 18:11
    77%

    11Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)

  • Luke 1:7
    74%

    7But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

  • Gen 11:31
    74%

    31Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot(the son of Haran), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and with them he set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. When they came to Haran, they settled there.

  • Gen 17:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15Then God said to Abraham,“As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; Sarah will be her name.

    16I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!”

  • Gen 15:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?”

    3Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

  • Gen 21:2
    73%

    2So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.

  • Gen 20:18
    73%

    18For the LORD had caused infertility to strike every woman in the household of Abimelech because he took Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

  • Judg 13:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.

    3The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman and said to her,“You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.

  • Heb 11:11
    72%

    11By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

  • Gal 4:27
    71%

    27For it is written:“Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains, because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband.”

  • Gen 12:17
    71%

    17But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

  • Gen 24:36
    70%

    36My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns.

  • Gen 21:7
    70%

    7She went on to say,“Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have given birth to a son for him in his old age!”

  • Gen 11:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26When Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

    27The Record of Terah This is the account of Terah.Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.

  • Gen 20:2
    70%

    2Abraham said about his wife Sarah,“She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.

  • Gen 18:13
    70%

    13The LORD said to Abraham,“Why did Sarah laugh and say,‘Will I really have a child when I am old?’

  • Gen 18:15
    69%

    15Then Sarah lied, saying,“I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the LORD said,“No! You did laugh.”

  • Gen 20:12
    69%

    12What’s more, she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.

  • Gen 21:10
    69%

    10So she said to Abraham,“Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”

  • Gen 16:6
    69%

    6Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.

  • Gen 25:21
    69%

    21Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

  • Gen 29:31
    68%

    31The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

  • Gen 25:12
    68%

    12The Sons of Ishmael This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.

  • Gen 22:20
    68%

    20After these things Abraham was told,“Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor–

  • Gen 23:2
    68%

    2Then she died in Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.