Reports of unusual religious childbirths

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There are several reports of unusual religious childbirths. This are in general reported in religious texts and are believed to be factual by some people. Some of the reports depict the childbirth as miraculous.

1 Infertility
2 Virgin Birth
- 2.1 Virgin Birth
- 2.2 List of virgin births
3 Unusual locations
- 3.1 People reported to be born in the Kaaba
4 Other unusual circumstances
- 4.1 The Buddha
- 4.2 Lao Tzu
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Infertility

[edit] Confucius

Born when his father was 70 years old and his mother was 15.

[edit] Sarah

Isaac, son of Sarah, is reported to have been born when his mother was 90 years old and his father [Abraham] at 100.

[edit] Rebeccah

An infertile woman who miraculously gave birth late in life
See also Rachel, Hannah

[edit] Elizabeth

A cousin of Mary who was married to Zechariah, but was barren and in her later years gave birth to John the Baptist.

[edit] Virgin Birth

Jesus is said to have been born of a virgin mother, Mary. See also Nativity and Virgin birth of Jesus

[edit] List of virgin births

A list of people reported to have been born of a virgin mother.

[edit] Unusual locations

[edit] People reported to be born in the Kaaba

Hakim ibn Hizam and also Ali, son of Fatima bint Asad are reported to have been born inside the Kaaba.

[edit] Other unusual circumstances

[edit] The Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama was reported to have been born after appearing to his mother in a dream, taking the form of a white elephant. According to legend, his mother had a completely painless delivery. Also, as soon as the baby Siddhartha was delivered, he took seven steps, and under each step bloomed a lotus flower.^[1]

[edit] Lao Tzu

According to some traditions, Lao Tzu was born an old man. This may be because the characters for Lao Tzu (老子) which are usually read "old master" can also be read "old child".