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Isaac (ī`zək) [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham Abraham [according to the Book of Genesis, Heb.,=father of many nations] or Abram [Heb.,=exalted father], in the Bible, progenitor of the Hebrews; in the Qur'an, ancestor of the Arabs.
..... Click the link for more information. and Sara Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess].
..... Click the link for more information. . He married Rebecca Rebecca or Rebekah , wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob. One day, as was her custom, she drew water at the city well; while there she showed kindness to Eliezer, Abraham's servant.
..... Click the link for more information. , and their sons were Esau Esau [Heb.,=hairy], in the Bible, son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to his younger twin, Jacob, for lentil stew and who was tricked by Jacob out of his father's blessing. Also known as Edom [Heb.,=ruddy], the disinherited Esau settled on Mt.
..... Click the link for more information. and Jacob Jacob , in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing that the dying Isaac had
..... Click the link for more information. . Ishmael Ishmael [Heb.,=God hears], in the Bible.

1 Son of Abraham and Hagar; ancestor of 12 tribes in N Arabia. Through Sara's jealousy he and his mother were sent into the desert, where the angel of the Lord encountered them at a spring.
..... Click the link for more information. was his half brother. As a supreme act of faith Abraham offered him at an early age as a sacrifice to God—a deed prevented by divine intervention. The Philistine king Abimelech Abimelech , in the Bible.

1 Name or title of a king of Gerar who had various dealings with Abraham and Isaac.

2 See Ahimelech (1.)

3 Son of Gideon. He murdered his 70 brothers, except Jotham, and became "king."
..... Click the link for more information. gave him shelter in time of famine, and he grew rich in lands and possessions. Before his death, Rebecca, by ruse, caused him to bless Jacob in place of Esau. Isaac is also attested in the Qur'an. Scholarship generally regards the patriarchal stories of Genesis, including those concerning Isaac, as having their origin in folk memories and oral traditions of the early Hebrew pastoralist experience.

Isaac

an Old Testament patriarch, the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 17; 21--27)

Isaac

“saved” from being sacrificed by angel of the Lord. [O.T.: Genesis 22:2–13]

See : Rescue

according to Biblical myths, the son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Jacob and of Esau (from whom the Edomites were descended).

At the behest of Yahweh, Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac to him but was stayed by an angel. In modified form the legends of Isaac are reflected in the Koran. The immolation scene has been a frequent subject in the pictorial and plastic arts, for example, the mosaics of the synagogue in Bet Alfa (Israel, sixth century), the relief by Donatello, and the painting by Rem brandt.

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No references found	The landlord, who had apparently resolved to remain neutral until he knew which side of the question the stout man would espouse, chimed in at this place with 'Ah, to be sure, can't you let him speak, Isaac List? The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context A little before sunset he arrived, with his light suitcase in hand, before the gate of the long riverside gardens of Willowood Place, one of the smaller seats of Sir Isaac Hook, the master of much shipping and many newspapers. The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context Oswald, returning, whispered into the ear of his master, ``It is a Jew, who calls himself Isaac of York; is it fit I should marshall him into the hall? Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context	Irving, Edward Irving, Henry Irving, John Irving, Sir Henry Irving, Washington Irvington Irvingtonian Irwin County Irwin Shaw Irwin, Bill Irwin, James Irwin, Will IS IS-11172 IS-136 IS-13818 IS-41 IS-54 IS-95 IS-IS ISA Isa Akhunbaev Isa Baizakov ISA bus Isa Konoevich Akhunbaev Isaac Isaac Adolphe Cremieux Isaac Adolphe Crémieux Isaac Asimov Isaac Butt Isaac I Isaac I Comnenus Isaac II Isaac II Angelus Isaac Jakob Schmidt Isaac Leib Peretz Isaac Lowthian Bell Isaac Manuel Francisco Albeniz Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz Isaac Massa Isaac Newton Isaac of Nineveh Isaac of Stella Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site Isaac Stern Isaac, Heinrich Isaacs, John D. Isaacs, Jorge Isaacs, Rufus Daniel Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs, Susan Sutherland	IS1 IS2 IS2000 IS2ME Is3 IS4B IS5 ISA ISA ISA Isa Akhunbaev Isa Baizakov ISA bus ISA card ISA Configuration Utility Isa Konoevich Akhunbaev ISA server ISA slot Isa Uranium Joint Venture ISA+21 ISA-DEMON ISA-MEIDA ISA-SPS Isa. ISAA ISAAA Isaac Isaac Adolphe Cremieux Isaac Adolphe Crémieux Isaac Albéniz Isaac Albéniz Isaac and Young Computer Company Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Isaac azimov Isaac azimov Isaac Babbitt Isaac Babel Isaac Bashevis Isaac Bashevis Singer Isaac Bashevis Singer Isaac Butt Isaac Crook Isaac Cyrus Isaac E. Young Middle School Isaac Hull Isaac Hull Isaac I Isaac I Comnenus Isaac I Komnenos Isaac II Isaac II Angelos Isaac II Angelus Isaac Jakob Schmidt

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The landlord, who had apparently resolved to remain neutral until he knew which side of the question the stout man would espouse, chimed in at this place with 'Ah, to be sure, can't you let him speak, Isaac List?

The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context

A little before sunset he arrived, with his light suitcase in hand, before the gate of the long riverside gardens of Willowood Place, one of the smaller seats of Sir Isaac Hook, the master of much shipping and many newspapers.

The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context

Oswald, returning, whispered into the ear of his master, ``It is a Jew, who calls himself Isaac of York; is it fit I should marshall him into the hall?

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

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