Judges 13:2

Now there was a certain man from Zorah, and of the stock of Dan, whose name was Manoah, having a barren wife.

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In The King James Version

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

In Context

1And again, the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

3And an Angel of the Lord appeared to her, and he said: “You are barren and without children. But you shall conceive and bear a son.

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Cross References

Genesis 11:30But Sarai was barren and had no children.

Genesis 25:21And Isaac beseeched the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And he heard him, and he gave conception to Rebekah.

Joshua 15:33Truly, in the plains, there were: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah,

1 Samuel 1:2And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the second was Peninnah. And Peninnah had sons. But Hannah did not have children.

Luke 1:7And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both had become advanced in years.

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:2-8

An Angel Appears to Manoah's Wife. ( b. c. 1161.) 1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord ; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 3 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray… Read the whole commentary →

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