Barrenness

9 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

7 sections

A Reproach

Genesis 30:22–23 Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, …
1 Samuel 1:6–7 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her. …
1 Samuel 2:1–11 At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. …
Isaiah 4:1 In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
Luke 1:25 “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”

Luke 1:5–25 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. …

1 Samuel 1:6–20 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her. …

Judges 13:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

Genesis 25:21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Genesis 17:15–21 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah. …

Genesis 20:17–18 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children — …