isaac

     

Accoring to the Hebrew Bible, Isaac (Hebrew: Yitzchak יִצְחָק, Standard Yiẓḥaq Tiberian Yiṣḥāq ; Arabic: إسحٰق, ʾIsḥāq ; "he will laugh") is the son of Abraham and Sarah, and the father of Jacob and Esau. His story is told in the Book of Genesis. Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. (Genesis 21:1-5) Isaac was the longest-lived of the patriarchs, and the only biblical patriarch whose name was not changed. Isaac was the only patriarch who did not leave Canaan, although he once tried to leave and God told him not to do so. Compared to other patriarchs in the Bible, his story is less colorful, relating few incidents of his life.

Trivia about isaac

  • Abraham was 100 years old & Sarah was 90 when this child was born to them
  • This blind father recognized Jacob's voice but thought his goatskin-covered hands were those of Esau
  • Because she gave a drink of water to a servant, Rebekah was chosen to be this man's bride
  • If you hear laughter, you may be hearing this son of Abraham & Sarah whose name means "laughter"
  • Pitman,Mizrahi,Bashevis Singer
  • Deceived, he blessed his son Jacob rather than Esau
  • In Genesis 27, this son of Abraham drinks wine before he blesses the wrong son
  • Rebecca dresses Jacob in Esau's clothes in order to trick this man, her husband
  • Hayes, Newton
  • Though his name is from Hebrew for "laughter", he probably didn't laugh much while he was on that altar
  • He discovered his father's plan after he asked where the lamb was for the burnt offering
  • Claude Lorrain painted a landscape with the marriage of Rebecca & him