Luke 1:7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Cross-reference
In Luke 1:18, Zechariah repeats the same description of their old age when doubting the angel's promise.
In Genesis 17:17, Abraham laughs at the promise of a child through Sarah, who is barren and advanced in age — exactly parallel to Elizabeth's case.
In Genesis 18:11, Sarah's advanced age and ceased cycles directly parallel Elizabeth's barrenness and old age — both receive miraculous births.
Judges 13:2 introduces Manoah's barren wife, who will bear Samson — a parallel to Elizabeth's miraculous conception.
Judges 13:3 has an angel announce to a barren woman she will conceive — directly paralleling the annunciation to Zechariah here.
In 1 Samuel 1:5-8, Hannah's barrenness and her husband's love mirror Elizabeth's situation — both righteous women suffer infertility and distress.
In Romans 4:19, Paul describes Abraham's aged body and Sarah's dead womb — directly echoing the same barrenness and advanced age as Elizabeth.
In Hebrews 11:11, Sarah's faith enabled her to conceive despite being past age — an exact thematic parallel to Elizabeth's miraculous pregnancy.
In Genesis 25:21, Isaac prays for his barren wife and is answered — foreshadowing Zechariah's prayer here.
In Genesis 16:1, Sarai is also barren — a classic OT type of God's intervention for the childless.
1 Samuel 1:2 describes Hannah's barrenness, which leads to her prayer for Samuel — echoing Elizabeth's situation here.
In 2 Kings 4:14, the Shunammite woman has no child and her husband is old — a close parallel to Elizabeth's barrenness and aged husband.
In Genesis 11:30, Sarah is simply noted as barren — a broad parallel to Elizabeth's infertility, but without the detail of advanced age.