Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children, and she had a maidservant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
He treated Abram well for her sake, and he had sheep and livestock, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be upset concerning the boy and your slave wife. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to what she says, for in Isaac your descendants will be called.
He lived in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother found a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
And behold, your cousin Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was declared barren.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well advanced in years.
These things are an allegory, for these are the two covenants. The one is from Mount Sinai, which gives birth to bondage; she is Hagar.
There was a certain man from Zorah, from the tribe of Dan. His name was Manoah. His wife was infertile and had borne no children.
But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.