Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she had no children; and the Lord heard his prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

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In The King James Version

And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

In Context

20Isaac was forty years old, when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.

22The children struggled against each other in her womb, and she said, “Why is this happening to me? What does it mean?” She went to ask the Lord,

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Cross References

Genesis 11:30Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Genesis 16:2Sarai said to Abram, “the Lord has denied me children; Take my slave-girl; maybe I will obtain children by her.” Then Abram listened to her

Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel and heard her prayer and gave her a child.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:20-29

Birth of Esau and Jacob. ( b. c. 1837.) 19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire… Read the whole commentary →

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