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Genesis 30:22–23

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¶ And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
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From verse 22

  1. Genesis 29:31Rank 1 from verse 22
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    31¶ And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  2. Psalms 113:9Rank 2 from verse 22
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    9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

  3. 1 Samuel 1:19–20Rank 3 from verse 22
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    19¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

    20Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

  4. Genesis 21:1–2Rank 4 from verse 22
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    1AND the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

    2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

  5. Genesis 25:21Rank 5 from verse 22
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    21And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

From verse 23

  1. Luke 1:25Rank 1 from verse 23
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    25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

  2. Genesis 29:31Rank 2 from verse 23
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    31¶ And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  3. Luke 1:27Rank 3 from verse 23
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    27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

  4. 1 Samuel 1:5–6Rank 4 from verse 23
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    5But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

    6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

  5. Isaiah 4:1Rank 5 from verse 23
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    1AND in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

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Genesis 30:22

COMBINED MEANING

remembered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remember. Sense 1: To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. Sense 2: To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. Sense 3: To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.

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hearkened

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1. Listened attentively or gave heed. 2. Gave regard, consented, or acted in response.

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opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

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womb

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Sense 1: The bodily place in a female where a child is conceived and carried before birth. Sense 2: A source pictured as such a place.

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Genesis 30:23

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conceived

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of conceive, meaning to become pregnant. Sense 2: To form an idea, plan, purpose, or understanding in the mind.

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bare

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1. As the past tense of bear, brought forth or gave birth to offspring; also produced fruit or other increase. 2. Carried, conveyed, supported, lifted, or sustained a person, object, or load. 3. Bore, endured, or took upon oneself a loss, infirmity, sin, or other burden. 4. Gave witness or record; testified. 5. Exercised rule or authority. 6. As an adjective, uncovered, naked, exposed, stripped, or without covering.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

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reproach

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Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.

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21And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

22¶ And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

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23And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

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24And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.

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