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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 (ā`brəm) [Heb. ..... 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 (both: rēbĕk`ə), wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob . ..... Click the link for more information. , and their sons were Esau Esau (ē`sô) [Heb.,=hairy], in the Bible, son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to his younger twin, Jacob , for lentil stew and who ..... Click the link for more information. and Jacob Jacob (jā`kəb), in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. ..... Click the link for more information. . Ishmael 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. Ishmael married an Egyptian and fathered 12 sons and a daughter. ..... 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 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 “saved” from being sacrificed by angel of the Lord. [O.T.: Genesis 22:2–13] See : Rescue How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Izhak Englard, "Law and Religion in Israel," American Journal of Comparative Law, vol. Izhak Gross, however, analyzed emancipation and apprenticeship roll-calls and found that antislavery MPs in both instances tended to represent constituencies of larger English boroughs that had been recently enfranchised and which contained large numbers of religious dissenters. Izhak Tamir, President and Director of Orckit Communications Ltd. |
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