And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom God has graciously given thy servant.
Lo, sons are a heritage of LORD, [and] the fruit of the womb is [a] reward.
Behold, I and the children whom LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from LORD of hosts, who dwells in mount Zion.
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.
And again, I will be a man who has trusted in him. And again, Behold, I and the children that God has given me.
And of all my sons (for LORD has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of LORD over Israel.
I prayed for this child, and LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him.
So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.