And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.

And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.

God.

Genesis 17:17 Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?

Genesis 18:12-15 And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? . . .

1 Samuel 1:26-28 And Anna said: I beseech thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord: I am that woman, who stood before thee here praying to the Lord. . . .

1 Samuel 2:1-10 My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies: because I have joyed in thy salvation. . . .

Psalm 113:9 Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children.

Psalm 126:2 Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.

Isaiah 49:15,21 Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee. . . .

Isaiah 54:1 Give praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth praise, and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not travail with child: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband, saith the Lord.

Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. . . .

John 16:21,22 A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. . . .

Galatians 4:27,28 For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband. . . .

Hebrews 11:11 By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age: because she believed that he was faithful who had promised,

to laugh.

Genesis 18:12 And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure?

; and also the name Isaac, which implies laughter.

will laugh.

Luke 1:14,58 And thou shalt have joy and gladness: and many shall rejoice in his nativity. . . .

Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that rejoice: weep with them that weep.