2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has vprevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children wby her.” And Abram xlistened to the voice of Sarai.
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Genesis 20:18
For the LORD had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.
1 Samuel 1:5
But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.
Isaiah 66:9
Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?”
says the LORD;
“shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?”
says your God.
Genesis 30:3
Then she said, “Here is my servant Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth on my behalf, that even I may have children through her.”
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
cursed is the ground because of you;
in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named.
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