When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Sam
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstbor
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than M
for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their o
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wi
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despi
So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked
Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.