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Isaac

Also known as Yitzchak, Yitzhak, Yizhak, Yitzchaq, Yizhaq, Yitskhak, Yitzchok, Isaac the Armenian

Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and Rastafari. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in which he is the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Isaac is one of the three founding patriarchs of the Israelites and a significant figure across multiple world religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In the Torah, he is portrayed as the son of Abraham and Sarah and the father of Jacob and Esau, making him a key ancestor in the lineage that led to the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Person.name: Isaac
Person.native_name: יִצְחָק
Person.image: Isaac Blessing Jacob MET DP145918 (cropped 2).jpg
Person.caption: Detail of Isaac from Isaac Blessing Jacob (1637) by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Person.father: Abraham
Person.mother: Sarah
Person.spouse: Rebecca (also spelled Rebekah)

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Image: Musée Unterlinden - chapiteau de l'église abbatiale d'Alspach - les Justes dans le sein d'Abraham (XIIe siècle).jpg

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Commons gallery: Isaac
date of death: 1671-00-00
Commons category: Isaac (Biblical figure)
native label: יצחק
date of birth: 1851-00-00
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Etymology
Genesis narrative
Birth
Binding
Family life
Migration
Birthright
Burial site
Jewish views
Christian views
New Testament
Islamic views
Quran
Academic views
In art
See also
Notes
Citations
References
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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.