וַיְהִי֙ לִתְקֻפ֣וֹת הַיָּמִ֔ים וַתַּ֥הַר חַנָּ֖ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃
Hana mengandung, dan ketika genap waktunya ia melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Ia menamai anak itu Samuel, sebab katanya: “Aku telah memintanya dari Yang Mahakekal.”
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
Isaac was born on Passover. Whence do we infer this? It is written (Gen. 18, 14) At the next festival I will return to thee, and Sarah will have a son. What festival was it when he said this? Shall I assume that it was Passover, that he referred to Pentecost? Is it possible to bear children after fifty days' gestation? If I assume that it was Pentecost, that he referred to Tishri, then again the question is, Who bears children after five months' gestation? Shall I assume that it was Tabernacles, and that he referred to Passover, the same objection may be made: Is it possible to bear children after: six months of gestation? We have been taught in a Baraitha [in answer to the last objection]; that particular year was a leap year [and, therefore, it makes seven months]. But at all events the objection remains, for we must deduct the days of menstruation; hence less than seven months will remain. Mar Zutra [in answer to this] said that although a child born after nine months' gestation is never born before the ninth month is completed, nevertheless a seven months' child can he born before the seventh month is complete; as it is said (I Sam. 1, 20) And it came to pass, Li't'kufoth Hayamim (when the time was come about); the minimum of T'kufoth are two and the minimum of yamim is also two (i.e., after six months and two days' gestation, child-birth is possible).
Bereshit Rabbah
“Abram and Naḥor took wives for themselves; the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai and the name of Naḥor’s wife was Milka, daughter of Haran, father of Milka, and the father of Yiska” (Genesis 11:29).
“Abram and Naḥor took wives for themselves” – Abram was one year older than Naḥor and Naḥor was one year older than Haran. Consequently, Abraham was two years older than Haran. Allow one year for the pregnancy of Milka and one year for the pregnancy of Yiska, Haran begot children at the age of six years,34Abraham was two years older than Haran and ten years older than Sarah, who is Yiska. Yiska, Haran’s younger daughter, was born when he was eight. Milka, the elder, was born when Haran was seven, meaning that the pregnancy occurred when he was six. and Abraham did not beget. This is astonishing.
“Sarai was barren; she had no child” (Genesis 11:30).
“Sarai was barren…[she had no [ein la] child]” – Rabbi Levi said: Every place that ein la is stated, ultimately she did have. “Sarai was barren; she had no [ein la] child” – she eventually had: “The Lord remembered Sarah” (Genesis 21:1). “Penina had children but Hannah had no [ein] children” (I Samuel 1:2) – and she eventually had: “For the Lord remembered Hannah, and she conceived and bore” (I Samuel 2:21). “It is Zion, it has no [ein la] seekers” (Jeremiah 30:17) – and it eventually had: “A redeemer will come to Zion” (Isaiah 59:20); “Sing, barren one, who did not give birth; burst into song and rejoice, [for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says the Lord]” (Isaiah 54:1).
“Abram and Naḥor took wives for themselves” – Abram was one year older than Naḥor and Naḥor was one year older than Haran. Consequently, Abraham was two years older than Haran. Allow one year for the pregnancy of Milka and one year for the pregnancy of Yiska, Haran begot children at the age of six years,34Abraham was two years older than Haran and ten years older than Sarah, who is Yiska. Yiska, Haran’s younger daughter, was born when he was eight. Milka, the elder, was born when Haran was seven, meaning that the pregnancy occurred when he was six. and Abraham did not beget. This is astonishing.
“Sarai was barren; she had no child” (Genesis 11:30).
“Sarai was barren…[she had no [ein la] child]” – Rabbi Levi said: Every place that ein la is stated, ultimately she did have. “Sarai was barren; she had no [ein la] child” – she eventually had: “The Lord remembered Sarah” (Genesis 21:1). “Penina had children but Hannah had no [ein] children” (I Samuel 1:2) – and she eventually had: “For the Lord remembered Hannah, and she conceived and bore” (I Samuel 2:21). “It is Zion, it has no [ein la] seekers” (Jeremiah 30:17) – and it eventually had: “A redeemer will come to Zion” (Isaiah 59:20); “Sing, barren one, who did not give birth; burst into song and rejoice, [for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says the Lord]” (Isaiah 54:1).