How many times do you have to have a baby?<\/p>\n\t
There has never been a requirement for having children beyond God’s general command to mankind to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 9:7).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: How many times do you have to have a baby? 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