Cross References Genesis 30:22

¹But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.

¹Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.

³¹When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

¹⁹The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. ²⁰So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

⁴²For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

²Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”

¹Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. ²So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.

²¹Later, 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.

³¹When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

⁹He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

³Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.