Genesis 18:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.”
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“And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 18:11 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
- Genesis 17:24So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
- Genesis 24:1By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
- Genesis 24:36My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
- Genesis 31:35Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.
- Leviticus 15:19When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
- Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
- Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
- Luke 1:18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
- Luke 1:36Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
- Romans 4:18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
- Hebrews 11:11By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
- Hebrews 11:19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
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