Genesis 11:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Abram said, “O Lord God, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

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

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.

Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised.

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord

answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die.”

There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.

He had two wives: the name of one was Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

He makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.

Praise the Lord!

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