Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 1:7

"And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years." — Luke 1:7 (ASV)

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

We do not, today, understand the anguish which filled the heart of an Eastern woman who had no child. It was considered a disgrace, and many suffered very bitterly on that account, as did Hannah, Rachel, and others.