Abraham bowed his face to the ground {to show he respected God}. But he laughed and said to himself, “I am 100 years old. I can’t have a son. And Sarah is 90 years old. She can’t have a child.”
Luke 1:7 - Easy To Read Version But Zechariah and Elizabeth had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby; and both of them were very old. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren; and both were far advanced in years. American Standard Version (1901) And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. Common English Bible They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to become pregnant and they both were very old. Catholic Public Domain Version And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both had become advanced in years. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. |
Abraham bowed his face to the ground {to show he respected God}. But he laughed and said to himself, “I am 100 years old. I can’t have a son. And Sarah is 90 years old. She can’t have a child.”
Abraham and Sarah were very old. Sarah was past the right age for women to have children.
Isaac’s wife could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife. The Lord heard Isaac’s prayer. And the Lord allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.
Rachel saw that she was not giving Jacob any children. Rachel became jealous of her sister Leah. So Rachel said to Jacob, “Give me children or I will die!”
King David was very old. He could not keep warm. His servants covered him with blankets, but he was still cold.
During the time when Herod {\cf2\super [2]} ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. Zechariah belonged to Abijah’s group. {\cf2\super [3]} Zechariah’s wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.
Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.
Zechariah was serving as a priest before God for his group. It was his group’s time to serve.
Abraham was almost 100 years old, so his body was much past the age for having children. Also, Sarah could not have children. Abraham thought about this. But his faith in God did not become weak.
Abraham was too old to have children. And Sarah was not able to have children. But Abraham had faith in God, and so God made them able to have children. Abraham trusted God to do the things he promised.
Elkanah had two wives. One wife was named Hannah and the other wife was named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.