Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 16/0
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Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 16
Barren Women
The story of Avraham’s and Sarah’s struggle to conceive parallels many other stories of infertility in Tanakh.
Tools
- See Makbilot Bamikra for a list of and links to the various stories In Tanakh about barren women.
Articles
- See Barren Women for an exploration of the parallels between the six Biblical narratives of barren women who give birth to leaders of Israel and commentators’ perspectives on the possible reasons for their barrenness. Some suggest that their barrenness was an impetus for their spiritual growth, others maintain that it was a means of engendering greater love for the children they would eventually bear, while yet others view it as proof of Hashem’s miraculous intervention in the births of their children.
