Son of promise · Patriarchs, c. 1900 BC
Isaac in the Bible
Isaac is the child born to Abraham and Sarah long past hope, and the son carried up Moriah. His own life is quieter than his father's or his son's: he redigs Abraham's wells, prospers in Gerar, and passes the covenant blessing on to Jacob.
Verses mentioning Isaac
132 occurrences across 123 verses in the King James Version.
- Genesis 17:19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
Read in context - Genesis 17:21
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Read in context - Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
Read in context - Genesis 21:4
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Read in context - Genesis 21:5
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
Read in context - Genesis 21:8
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Read in context - Genesis 21:10
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Read in context - Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Read in context - Genesis 22:2
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Read in context - Genesis 22:3
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Read in context - Genesis 22:6
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
Read in context - Genesis 22:7
And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? lamb: or, kid
Read in context - Genesis 22:9
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
Read in context - Genesis 24:4
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
Read in context - Genesis 24:14
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Read in context - Genesis 24:62
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
Read in context - Genesis 24:63
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. to meditate: or, to pray
Read in context - Genesis 24:64
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
Read in context - Genesis 24:66
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
Read in context - Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Read in context - Genesis 25:5
And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
Read in context - Genesis 25:6
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Read in context - Genesis 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Read in context - Genesis 25:11
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
Read in context - Genesis 25:19
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
Read in context