And Sarai was barren; there was no child to her.
And Terah took his son Abram, and Lot, Haran’s son, his grandson and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife. And he went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and lived there.
And Isaac prayed to Jehovah for his wife, for she was barren. And Jehovah was entreated for him, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated. And He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
causing the barren one to dwell in the house, the joyful mother of sons. Praise Jah!
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth! She also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
And no child was born to them, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in age in their days.
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren, and had not borne.
And he had two wives, the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the second, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
And to Hannah he gave one double portion, for he loved Hannah. And Jehovah had shut up her womb.