Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Obtain children
Hearkened
General references
Bible References
The lord
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her and give thee a son also of her; yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of Gentiles; kings of peoples shall be of her.
Genesis 18:10
Then he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, behold, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Genesis 20:18
For the LORD had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac prayed unto the LORD for his wife because she was barren; and the LORD accepted him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Genesis 30:2
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Psalm 127:3
Behold, sons are a heritage of the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is to be desired.
Obtain children
Genesis 30:3
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
Exodus 21:4
If his master has given him a wife, and she has born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
Ruth 4:11
And all the people that were in the gate and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, who built the house of Israel; and be thou a man of valour in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem;
Hearkened
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more astute than all the animals of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Has God indeed said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
General references
Genesis 20:18
For the LORD had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.