Genesis 29:31

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

Deuteronomy 21:15

“If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him sons, if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved,

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.

Psalm 127:3

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Genesis 16:1

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

Genesis 20:18-2

For the Lord had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Genesis 27:41

So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 29:30

So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.

Genesis 30:1-2

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.”

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.

Judges 13:2-3

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.

1 Samuel 1:5

but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:20

It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of the Lord.”

1 Samuel 1:27

For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition which I asked of Him.

1 Samuel 2:21

The Lord visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.

Malachi 1:3

but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.”

Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

Matthew 10:37

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Luke 1:7

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

Luke 14:26

If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

John 12:25

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Saw

Exodus 3:7
The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.

Was hated

Genesis 29:30
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
Genesis 27:41
So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Deuteronomy 21:15
“If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him sons, if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved,
Malachi 1:3
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.”
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Matthew 10:37
He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Luke 14:26
If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
John 12:25
He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

He opened

Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 20:18
For the Lord had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 21:1
Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised.
Genesis 25:21
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Genesis 30:1
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.”
Judges 13:2
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.
1 Samuel 1:5
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
1 Samuel 2:21
The Lord visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Luke 1:7
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

General references

Genesis 20:17
Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.
Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household:
Deuteronomy 22:13
If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then turns against her,