Genesis 16:1

New International Reader's Version

Abram’s wife Sarai had never had any children by him. But she had a female slave from Egypt named Hagar.

Cross References

Genesis 11:30

But Sarai wasn’t able to have children.

Genesis 12:16

Pharaoh treated Abram well because of her. So Abram gained more sheep and cattle and male and female donkeys. He also gained more male and female servants and some camels.

Genesis 15:21

The Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites also live there.”

Genesis 21:12

But God said to Abraham, “Do not be so upset about the boy and your slave Hagar. Listen to what Sarah tells you, because your family line will continue through Isaac.

Genesis 21:21

While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.

Genesis 25:21

Rebekah couldn’t have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. And the Lord answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.

Luke 1:36

Your relative Elizabeth will have a child even though she is old. People thought she could not have children. But she has been pregnant for six months now.

Luke 1:7

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was not able to have any. And they were both very old.

Galatians 4:24

These things are examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar.

Judges 13:2

A certain man from Zorah was named Manoah. He was from the tribe of Dan. Manoah had a wife who wasn’t able to have children.

1 Samuel 1:5

But he would give two shares of meat to Hannah. That’s because he loved her. He also gave her two shares because the Lord had kept her from having children.