# These were the events concerning Isaac, Abraham's son

This sentence introduces the account of Isaac's descendants in Genesis 25:19-35:29. AT: "This is the account of the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# forty years old

"40 years old" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# when he took as his wife Rebekah

"when he married Rebekah"

# Bethuel

Bethuel was Rebekah's father. See how you translated this name in [Genesis 22:22](../22/20.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Paddan Aram

This was another name for the region of Mesopotamia, which about the same location as modern Iraq. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/rebekah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/aram]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paddanaram]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/laban]]