16 Bible Verses About Babies Being a Gift From God

Scripture speaks of children as a gift in plain words and more than once. Psalm 127:3 calls them “a heritage from the LORD,” and Jacob, Joseph and Isaiah each introduce their children as given by God (Genesis 33:5, Genesis 48:9, Isaiah 8:18). Other passages record births the text credits to the Lord: Sarah’s laughter over Isaac (Genesis 21:6), Hannah’s prayer for Samuel (1 Samuel 1:27), and the women of Bethlehem praising God when Ruth bore Obed (Ruth 4:14-15). Psalm 139:13-14…