En el Libro de Génesis, Isaac (en hebreo יִצְחָקYitzhak o Yiṣḥāq en árabe إسحاق Ish'aq, "reirá" o "risa") es uno de los patriarcas del pueblo de Israel; hijo de Abraham y Sara. Su nombre significa «hará reír» y se debe a la hilaridad que causó a su madre el anuncio de un viajero al que había hospedado de que daría luz a un hijo, pues «dada su edad, no podía creer estar embarazada» (Génesis 17:16-17). Según el relato bíblico, Sara contaba con 90 años y Abraham con 100 años en ese momento.

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Isaac (/ˈaɪzək/; Hebrew: יִצְחָק, Modern Yitshak, Tiberian Yiṣḥāq, ISO 259-3 Yiçḥaq, "[he] will laugh"; Ancient Greek: Ἰσαάκ Isaak; Arabic: إسحاق‎‎ or إسحٰق ʼIsḥāq) as described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, was the second son of Abraham, the only son Abraham had with his wife Sarah, and the father of Jacob and Esau. According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born, and Sarah was past 90. According to Genesis, Abraham brought Isaac to Mount Moriah, where, at God's command, Abraham built a sacrificial altar to sacrifice Isaac. This event served as a test of faith. At the last moment, Abraham was stopped by the angel of the Lord. Isaac was one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites. Isaac was the only biblical patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. Compared to Abraham and Jacob, the Bible relates fewer incidents of Isaac's life. He died when he was 180 years old, making him the longest-lived of the three.

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