Isaac
the son of the promise
Who was Isaac?
- Son of Abraham and Sarah. He was born when his parents were already old. Genesis 18:11; Genesis 21:2-3
- God put Abraham to the test and asked him to offer Isaac in sacrifice. An angel stopped Abraham. Genesis 22:1-2, 11-12
- He married Rebekah and was the father of the twins Esau and Jacob. Genesis 24:67; Genesis 25:24-26
What the Bible says
Genesis 18:11; Genesis 21:2-3
Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women.
Genesis 22:1-2, 11-12
1After these things, God tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am. 2He said to him: Take thy only begotten son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision: and there thou shalt offer him for an holocaust upon one of the mountains which I will show thee. 11And behold an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am. 12And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake.
Genesis 24:67; Genesis 25:24-26
Who brought her into the tent of Sara his mother, and took her to wife: and he loved her so much, that it moderated the sorrow which was occasioned by his mother’s death.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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