Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:6
Hannah was barren, and the Lord had shut up her womb, contrasting Elizabeth’s removal of barrenness and reproach.
1 Samuel 1:6: And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. [provoked: Heb. angered]
Contradiction with Genesis 30:1
Rachel envied Leah for bearing children, showing the ongoing struggle with barrenness unlike Elizabeth who overcame it.
Genesis 30:1: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Contradiction with Isaiah 54:1
Encourages the barren woman to sing, implying a different perspective on barrenness than feeling reproach.
Isaiah 54:1: Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Proverbs 30:16
Describes the barren womb as never satisfied, contrasting Elizabeth's situation where her barrenness ended.
Proverbs 30:16: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.