1 Samuel 1:5
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.
Cross-references
In Genesis 20:18, the LORD closed all wombs — the same phrase 'closed the womb' used here for Hannah.
In Genesis 29:30, Jacob loves Rachel more than Leah — a parallel to Elkanah's love for Hannah, with the loved wife barren.
In Genesis 29:31, the LORD opens Leah's womb because she is unloved while Rachel is barren — directly parallel to Hannah's beloved yet barren state.
In Genesis 30:2, Jacob says God has withheld children — attributing barrenness to God, just as the LORD closed Hannah's womb.
In Genesis 43:34, Joseph gives Benjamin a five-times portion — mirroring the double portion given to Hannah as a sign of special favor.
In Genesis 45:22, Joseph gives Benjamin extra gifts — another example of preferential treatment paralleling the double portion to Hannah.
In Deuteronomy 21:15, the law addresses a man with two wives, one loved and one unloved — exactly the situation Elkanah is in.
In Luke 1:7, Elizabeth is also barren and advanced in years — a direct parallel to Hannah's situation, both later blessed with miraculous births.
In Genesis 30:23, Rachel says God took away her reproach after birth — a later reversal that echoes Hannah's future joy, but the main verse focuses on barrenness.