Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;

General references

Bible References

Too old

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
1 Timothy 5:9
A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

General references

Luke 20:28
and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

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