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Genesis 16:1

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Abram's wife Sarai had not borne him any children. But she had an Egyptian slave woman named Hagar,

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Sarai was not able to have children.

Because of her the king treated Abram well and gave him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, donkeys, slaves, and camels.

the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”

But God said to Abraham, “Don't be worried about the boy and your slave Hagar. Do whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I have promised.

His mother got an Egyptian wife for him.

Because Rebecca had no children, Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord answered his prayer, and Rebecca became pregnant.

Remember your relative Elizabeth. It is said that she cannot have children, but she herself is now six months pregnant, even though she is very old.

They had no children because Elizabeth could not have any, and she and Zechariah were both very old.

These things can be understood as a figure: the two women represent two covenants. The one whose children are born in slavery is Hagar, and she represents the covenant made at Mount Sinai.

At that time there was a man named Manoah from the town of Zorah. He was a member of the tribe of Dan. His wife had never been able to have children.

And even though he loved Hannah very much he would give her only one share, because the Lord had kept her from having children.




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