Genesis 16:2

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.

The lord

Obtain children

Genesis 30:3

Exodus 21:4

Ruth 4:11

Hearkened

Genesis 3:1

General references

Genesis 20:18

Bible References

The lord

and I have blessed her, and have also given to thee a son from her; and I have blessed her, and she hath become nations -- kings of peoples are from her.'

and he saith, 'returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and lo, to Sarah thy wife a son.'

for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she is barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,

And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, 'Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah are sons, A reward is the fruit of the womb.

Obtain children

And she saith, 'Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;'

if his lord give to him a wife, and she hath borne to him sons or daughters -- the wife and her children are her lord's, and he goeth out by himself.

And all the people who are in the gate say -- also the elders -- 'Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;

Hearkened

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

General references

for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.