She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”
When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”