Luke 1:7

But they had no child, because Elizabeth [My God oath] was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

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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

6They were both upright before God, observing all the mitzvot ·instructions· and ordinances of Yahweh blamelessly.

8Now while he served in the priest’s office before God in the order of his priestly division,

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Cross References

Genesis 15:2Avram [Exalted father] said, “ 'Adonay Adonai [Lord Yahweh], what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus [Bucket of blood]?”

Genesis 17:17Then Abraham [Father of a multitude] fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah [Princess], who is ninety years old, give birth?”

Genesis 25:21Isaac [Laughter] entreated Adonai for his wife, because she was barren. Adonai was entreated by him, and Rebekah [Securely bound] his wife conceived.

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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