am 2257, bc 1747, "And Rachelª said,ª° Godª hath judgedª° me, and hath also¹ heardª° my voice,ª and hath givenª° me a son:ª therefore¹¹ calledª° she his nameª Dan.ª" {Gen 30:6} + "And Godª rememberedª°¹ Rachel,ª and Godª hearkenedª° to¹ her, and openedª°¹ her womb.ª" {Gen 30:22} + "And the LORDª said,ª° I have surely²° seenª°¹ the afflictionª of my peopleª which¹ [are] in Egypt,ª and have heardª° their cryª by reason² of¹¹ their taskmasters;ª° for¹ I knowª°¹ their sorrows;ª" {Exd 3:7} + "Wherefore it came to pass,¹ when the timeª was comeª about after Hannahª had conceived,ª° that she bareª° a son,ª and calledª°¹ his nameª Samuel,ª [saying], Because¹ I have askedª° him of the LORD.ª¹" {1Sm 1:20} + "And she said,ª° Ohª my lord,ª [as] thy soulª liveth,ª my lord,ª I¹ [am] the womanª that stoodª° by¹ thee here,¹ prayingª° unto¹ the LORD.ª ... For¹ this¹ childª I prayed;ª° and the LORDª hath givenª° me¹ my petitionª which¹ I askedª° of¹¹ him:" {1Sm 1:26-27} + "Butª the¹ angelª saidª° untoª him,ª Fearª°° not,ª Zacharias:ª forª thyª prayerª is heard;ª° andª thyª wifeª Elisabethª shall bearª° theeª a son,ª andª thou shalt callª° hisª nameª John.ª" {Lke 1:13} |