Genesis 30:2
30:2 Jacob became furious
with Rachel and exclaimed, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
Genesis 48:9
48:9 Joseph said to his father, “They are the
sons God has given me in this place.” His father
said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.”
Ruth 4:13
A Grandson is Born to Naomi
4:13 So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The Lord enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.
Ruth 4:1
Boaz Settles the Matter
4:1 Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said, “Come here and sit down, ‘John Doe’!” So he came and sat down.
Ruth 1:1
A Family Tragedy: Famine and Death
1:1 During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.
Ruth 1:1
A Family Tragedy: Famine and Death
1:1 During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.
Ruth 1:5
1:5 Then Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died.
So the woman was left all alone – bereaved of her two children
as well as her husband!
Psalms 127:3
127:3 Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Isaiah 8:18
8:18 Look, I and the sons whom the Lord has given me are reminders and object lessons in Israel, sent from the Lord who commands armies, who lives on Mount Zion.
Hebrews 2:13
2:13 Again he says,
“I will be confident in him,” and again, “
Here I am, with the children God has given me.”