Children were Named: Sometimes Born when Parents Were Old

Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”