Isaac

Isaac is the son of Abraham and Sarah and the father of Jacob and Esau in the Hebrew Bible. His near-sacrifice by Abraham and his role in the ancestral narratives distinguish his story.

Binding of Isaac: The biblical episode in which Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac before being stopped by an angel. This defining episode tests Abraham’s obedience and later becomes a focus of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic interpretation.
Abraham: The patriarch who, in the Hebrew Bible, receives a covenant from God and fathers Isaac with Sarah. Isaac’s identity and near-sacrifice are inseparable from Abraham’s role as father.
Akedah in Jewish tradition: Jewish interpretation and ritual remembrance of the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22. Jewish readings explore the episode’s meanings for covenant, divine testing, and Isaac’s own role.
Ishmael: The son of Abraham and Hagar in Genesis, born before Isaac and associated with a distinct line of descent. Ishmael’s earlier birth makes him a parallel son whose status differs from Isaac’s covenantal inheritance.
Isaac's blessing of Jacob: The Genesis episode in which Isaac gives Jacob the blessing intended for Esau. Isaac’s blindness and Rebekah’s intervention redirect the family’s inheritance.
Sarah: The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible. Sarah’s late-life pregnancy fulfills the promise that Isaac would be born.
Christian interpretations of the binding of Isaac: Christian readings of Genesis 22 that often connect Isaac’s near-sacrifice with Jesus’ death and resurrection. Christian interpretation makes Isaac’s story a precursor to themes of sacrifice and redemption.
Joseph: A son of Jacob whose rise in Egypt occupies the final major narrative cycle of Genesis. Joseph’s extended adventures contrast with Isaac’s shorter, largely family-centered narrative.
Rebekah at the well: The Genesis account of Rebekah’s meeting with Abraham’s servant at a well and her agreement to marry Isaac. The episode explains how Isaac’s marriage connects Abraham’s household to Rebekah’s family.
Jacob: The son of Isaac who becomes the father of the twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible. Isaac’s blessing makes Jacob the principal heir in the next generation of the family narrative.

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