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Isaac

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Isaac in the Bible Dictionary

  1. 1. The miraculous son of Abraham Gen 17:15–19; 18:1–15; 21:1–8; Josh 24:3; 1 Chr 1:28; Gal 4:28; Heb 11:11
  2. Ancestor of Jesus Matt 1:2
  3. Offered in sacrifice by his father Gen 22:1–19; Heb 11:17; Jas 2:21
  4. Is provided a wife from among his relatives Gen 24; 25:20
  5. Abrahamic covenant confirmed in Gen 26:2–5; 1 Chr 16:15–19
  6. Lives in the south country at the well called Lahai-roi Gen 24:62; 25:11
  7. With Ishmael, buries his father in the cave of Machpelah Gen 25:9
  8. Esau and Jacob born to Gen 25:19–26; 1 Chr 1:34; Josh 24:4
  9. Lives in Gerar Gen 26:7–11
  10. Prospers Gen 26:12–14
  11. Possesses large flocks and herds Gen 26:14
  12. Digs wells, and is defrauded of them by the herdsmen of Abimelech Gen 26:15, 21
  13. Moves away to the valley of Gerar, afterward called Beer-sheba Gen 26:22–33
  14. His old age, last blessing upon his sons Gen 27:18–40
  15. Death and burial of Gen 35:27–29; 49:31
  16. His filial obedience Gen 22:9
  17. His peaceableness Gen 26:14–22
  18. Was a prophet Gen 27:28, 29, 38, 40; Heb 11:20
  19. His devoutness Gen 24:63; 25:21; 26:25; Matt 8:11; Luke 13:28
  20. Prophecies concerning Gen 17:16–21; 18:10–14; 21:12; 26:2–5, 24; Ex 32:13; 1 Chr 16:16; Rom 9:7
  21. 2. A designation of the ten tribes Amos 7:9

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.