Bible Verses About Children: Often Given in Answer to Prayer

And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.