# Isaac #

## Facts: ##

Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sarah. God had promised to give them a son even though they were very old.

 * The name "Isaac" means "he laughs." When God told Abraham that Sarah would give birth to a son, Abraham laughed because they were both very old. Some time later, Sarah also laughed when she heard this news.
 * But God fulfilled his promise and Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age.
 * God told Abraham that the covenant he had made with Abraham would also be for Isaac and his descendants forever.
 * When Isaac was a youth, God tested Abraham's faith by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac.
 * Isaac's son Jacob had twelve sons whose descendants later became the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [abraham](../other/abraham.md) **·** [descendant](../other/descendant.md) **·** [forever](../kt/forever.md) **·** [fulfill](../kt/fulfill.md) **·** [jacob](../other/jacob.md) **·** [sarah](../other/sarah.md) **·** [12tribesofisrael](../other/12tribesofisrael.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Galatians 04:28-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/04/28)
* [Genesis 25:9-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/25/09)
* [Genesis 25:19-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/25/19)
* [Genesis 26:1](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/26/01)
* [Genesis 26:6-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/26/06)
* [Genesis 28:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/28/01)
* [Genesis 31:17-18](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/31/17)
* [Matthew 08:11-13](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/08/11)
* [Matthew 22:31-33](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/22/31)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

  __*[05-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-04)__ "Your wife, Sarai, will have a son—he will be the son of promise. Name him __Isaac__."
  __*[05-06](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-06)__ When __Isaac__ was a young man, God tested Abraham's faith by saying, "Take __Isaac__, your only son, and kill him as a sacrifice to me."
  __*[05-09](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-09)__ God had provided the ram to be the sacrifice instead of __Isaac__.
  __*[06-01](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/06-01)__ When Abraham was very old and his son, __Isaac__, had grown to be a man, Abraham sent one of his servants back to the land where his relatives lived to find a wife for his son, __Isaac.__ 
  __*[06-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/06-05)__ __Isaac__ prayed for Rebekah, and God allowed her to get pregnant with twins.
  __*[07-10](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/07-10)__ Then __Isaac__ died, and Jacob and Esau buried him. The covenant promises God had promised to Abraham and then to __Isaac__ now passed on to Jacob.