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 cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot have a child.”
Luke 1:7 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version But they 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 cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot 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 her. The Lord heard Isaac’s prayer, and he allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.
Rachel saw that she was not giving Jacob any children. She became jealous of her sister Leah. So Rachel said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die!”
King David was very old and could not keep warm. His servants covered him with blankets, but he was still cold.
Elisha said to Gehazi, “What can we do for her?” He answered, “I know! She does not have a son, and her husband is old.”
During the time when Herod ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. He belonged to Abijah’s group. His wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.
Zechariah and Elizabeth were both good people who pleased God. They did everything the Lord commanded, always following his instructions completely.
Zechariah was serving as a priest before God for his group. It was his group’s time to serve.
Abraham was almost a hundred years old, so he was past the age for having children. Also, Sarah could not have children. Abraham was well aware of this, but his faith in God never became weak.
Sarah was not able to have children, and Abraham was too old. But he had faith in God, trusting him to do what he promised. And so God made them able to have children.
Elkanah had two wives. One wife was named Hannah and the other wife was named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.