Luke 1:7

But they had no ben, because Elisheva was barren, and they were both advanced in their yamim.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

In Context

6And they were both tzaddikim before Hashem, walking a derech tamim in all the mitzvos and chukkim of the Torah of Adoneinu. + 1:6 Gn 6:9; Dt 5:30; 1Kgs 9:4

8And it came to pass in the performance of his avodas kodesh sherut as a kohen before Hashem in the appointed order of his division, + 1:8 1Chr 24:19; 2Chr 8:14

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Cross References

Genesis 15:2And Avram said, Adonoi Hashem, what wilt Thou give me, since I go childless, and the Ben Meshek of my Bais is this Eli'ezer of Damesek (Damascus)?

Genesis 17:17Then Avraham fell upon his face, and yitzchak (laughed), and said in his lev, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred shanah? And shall Sarah, that is ninety shanah, bear?

Genesis 25:21And Yitzchak davened to Hashem on behalf of his isha, because she was barren; and Hashem was entreated of him, and Rivkah his isha conceived.

Judges 13:2And there was a certain ish from Tzorah, of the mishpakhat HaDani, whose shem was Manoach; and his isha was barren and bore not.

1 Samuel 1:5But unto Channah he gave a double portion; for he loved Channah; but Hashem had shut up her womb.

2 Kings 4:14And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Geichazi answered, Verily she hath no ben, and her ish is zaken.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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