Verse 7

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

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 18:11 : 11 Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)
  • Heb 11:11 : 11 By 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself,“Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”
  • Judg 13:2-3 : 2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless. 3 The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman and said to her,“You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.
  • 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 30:1 : 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!”
  • 1 Sam 1:5-8 : 5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, although the LORD had not enabled her to have children. 6 Her rival used to aggravate her to the point of exasperation, just to irritate her, since the LORD had not enabled her to have children. 7 This is how it would go year after year. As often as she went up to the LORD’s house, Peninnah would offend her that way.) So she cried and refused to eat. 8 Then her husband Elkanah said to her,“Hannah, why are you crying and why won’t you eat? Why are you so upset? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
  • 1 Kgs 1:1 : 1 ¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.
  • 2 Kgs 4:14 : 14 So he asked Gehazi,“What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied,“She has no son, and her husband is old.”
  • Rom 4:19 : 19 Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead(because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.