³⁰ Sarai was unable to conceive;^(A) she did not have a child.

²¹ Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless.^(A) The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.^(B)

² There was a certain man from Zorah,^(A) from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoah; his wife was unable to conceive and had no children. ³ The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, ‘Although you are unable to conceive and have no children, you will conceive and give birth to a son.

³⁶ And consider your relative Elizabeth – even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless.