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
I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.
Genesis 18:10
He said: Next year I will give you and Sarah a son. (Sarah was listening in the tent door behind him.)
Genesis 20:18
Jehovah had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech's household to have children because of Abraham's wife Sarah.
Genesis 25:21
Isaac prayed to Jehovah for his wife because she was childless. Jehovah answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Genesis 30:2
Jacob became angry with Rachel. He said: I cannot take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children.
Psalm 127:3
Children are an inheritance from Jehovah. They are a blessing from him.
Obtain children
Genesis 30:3
She said: Here is my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. This way I can become a mother through her.
Exodus 21:4
If his master gives him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children will belong to her master. He shall go out alone.
Ruth 4:11
The leaders and the others said: Yes, we are witnesses. May Jehovah make your wife become like Rachel and Leah, who bore many children to Jacob. May you become rich in the clan of Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Hearkened
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals Jehovah God had made. He said to the woman: Did God really say, you must not eat from any tree in the garden?
General references
Genesis 20:18
Jehovah had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech's household to have children because of Abraham's wife Sarah.