enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Rebecca - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca

    At a later time, a famine struck the land of Israel and Isaac moved his family, upon God's command, to Gerar, which was ruled by Abimelech, king of the Philistines. Like Abraham before him, who called Sarah his "sister" rather than his "wife" so that the Egyptians would not kill him and take his wife, Isaac told the people of Gerar that Rebecca ...

  3. Isaac - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac

    The Quran mentions Isaac as a prophet and a righteous man of God. Isaac and Jacob are mentioned as being bestowed upon Abraham as gifts of God, who then worshipped God only and were righteous leaders in the way of God: And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them).

  4. Wife–sister narratives in the Book of Genesis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife–sister_narratives_in...

    The third episode appears in Genesis 26:1–33.Here it is Isaac who, in order to avoid a famine, emigrates to the southern region of Gerar, whose king is named Abimelech. . Isaac has been told to do so by God, who also orders him to avoid Egypt, and promises to him the fulfillment of the oath made with Abrah

  5. Patriarchs (Bible) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchs_(Bible)

    The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age. They play significant roles in Hebrew scripture during ...

  6. Sarah - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah

    Sarah [a] (born Sarai) [b] is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions.While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister [1] of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac.

  7. Binding of Isaac - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_of_Isaac

    Mosaic "Sacrifice of Isaac" – Basilica of San Vitale (547 AD) The Sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio (1603), in the Baroque tenebrist manner The Binding of Isaac (Hebrew: עֲקֵידַת יִצְחַק ‎, romanized: ʿAqēḏaṯ Yīṣḥaq), or simply "The Binding" (הָעֲקֵידָה ‎, hāʿAqēḏā), is a story from chapter 22 of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.

  8. Isaac in Islam - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_in_Islam

    The biblical patriarch Isaac, Isak (Arabic: إِسْحَاق or إِسْحٰق ʾIsḥāq) is recognized as a prophet of God by Muslims. [1] As in Judaism and Christianity , Islam maintains that Isaac was the son of the patriarch and prophet Abraham from his wife Sarah .

  9. His Only Son - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Only_Son

    [11] Jackie K. Cooper gave the film a rating of 6/10, saying that it was, "A good presentation of the Abraham/Isaac bible story, perfectly timed for the Easter crowd." [ 12 ] Michael Foust of Crosswalk.com gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "His Only Son has an authentic, ancient Middle Eastern look and feel.