Isaac

Isaac
Isaac
	Isaac digging for the wells, imagined in a Bible illustration (c. 1900)
Spouse	Rebecca
Children	Esau (older twin son); Jacob (younger twin son);
Parents	Abraham (father); Sarah (mother);
Family	Ishmael (half-brother, first born of Abraham, son of Hagar); Zimran (half-brother); Jokshan (half-brother); Medan (half-brother); Midian (step-brother); Ishbak (half-brother); Shuah (half-brother); Twelve Tribes of Israel (grandsons); Dinah (granddaughter);

Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Isaac's name means "he will laugh", reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of Abraham and Sarah, when told by God that they would have a child. He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died aged 180, the longest-lived of the three patriarchs.

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