"on you."" When discussing biblical humor scholars generally agree humor is often in the situation itself. Macy gives the examples of Sarah having Isaac at the age of ninety, and the Messiah turning up in a barn. Macy says ""The Bible gives us tale after tale of comic reversals and narrow escapes."" He says ""mischievous exploits"", names and name changes, literary plays on words, exaggeration, and the unexpected: a surprising word, an unexpected phrase, or an abrupt change of direction are what the Bible uses to convey wit and humor. According to Macy, the book of Proverbs includes funny images"
"of Israel descends directly from Isaac, child of Sarah"", and not directly from Abraham's first born, Ishmael, nor from any of Abraham's six other sons. And God said to Abraham, ""Be not displeased concerning the lad and concerning your handmaid; all that Sarah tells you, hearken to her voice, for through Isaac will your seed be called….”(Genesis: 21:12) Isaac married Rebekah, who came from the City of Nahor in Aram-Naharaim (in Mesopotamia). They had Jacob and Esau. Rebekah came from the same family as Abraham. Under duress, Isaac refers to Rebekah as his sister. The Torah makes it clear that"
"Rebecca Rebecca appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca was the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim, and sister of Laban the Aramean. She was the grand daughter of Milcah (Sarahs sister according to Talmudic teachings) and Nahor (brother of Abraham). Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah. After the Binding of Isaac,"
"earlier about her age at marriage). Rebecca Rebecca appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca was the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim, and sister of Laban the Aramean. She was the grand daughter of Milcah (Sarahs sister according to Talmudic teachings) and Nahor (brother of Abraham). Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and"
"available in Shakespeare's day, although the Tyndale Bible has ""Iisca"" as does the Coverdale Bible, the Geneva Bible has ""Iscah"", and the earlier Wycliffe Bible has ""Jescha"". The Matthew Bible (1537) has ""Iesca"". Iscah Iscah ( ""Yiskāh"", Greek Ιεσχά) is the daughter of Haran and the niece of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. The passage in which Iscah is mentioned is extremely brief. As a result rabbinical scholars have developed theories to explain it, typically adopting the claim that Iscah was an alternate name for Sarah (Sarai), the wife of Abraham, particularly that it denoted her role as a"
"Isaac Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites, according to the biblical Book of Genesis. In the biblical narrative, he was the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob; his name means ""he will laugh"", reflecting when both Abraham and Sarah laughed in disbelief when told that they would have a child. He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died when he was 180 years old, the longest-lived of the three. The story of Isaac is"
"mentioned several times in the Qur'an Isaac is held up as one of Islam's prophets. Because of God’s grace and covenant with Abraham Sarah was gifted with a child in her old age. Isaac was the age of 10 when his half-brother Ishmael went out from Abraham’s house into the desert. While in the desert Ishmael took a wife of the daughters of Moab named ‘Ayeshah. Abraham went out into the desert after three years to find his son Ishmael out of love for him and this is what started the separation between Jewish and Arab traditions. Isaac is mentioned"
"Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elizabeth, also spelled Elisabeth (Greek Ἐλισάβετ) or ""Elisheba"" (from the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע ""My God has sworn""; Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ Elišávaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ; Arabic أليصابات, ""Alyassabat""), was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zechariah, according to the Gospel of Luke. According to the Gospel of Luke, Elizabeth was ""of the daughters of Aaron"" (). She and her husband Zachariah were ""righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless"" (), but childless. While he was in the temple of the Lord (), Zacharias was visited"
"that originate from Jewish or Christian sources). Ishmael was the first son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar. The story of the birth of Ishmael is rarely assigned special significance in Islamic sources. However, many Islamic scholars and hadith support the Jewish and Christian view that Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael away at God's command, in accordance with Sarah's proclamation, ""this boy will not be an heir with my son Isaac"" (Genesis 21:10-12). There are many versions of the story, some of which include a prophecy about Ishmael's birth. One such example is from Ibn Kathir whose account states that"
"birth to a child and was believed to be barren. Isaac prayed for her and she conceived. Rebekah gave birth to twin boys, Esau and Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when his two sons were born. Isaac favored Esau, and Rebekah favored Jacob. The narratives about Isaac do not mention him having concubines. Isaac moved to ""Beer-lahai-roi"" after his father died. When the land experienced famine, he removed to the Philistine land of Gerar where his father once lived. This land was still under the control of King Abimelech as it was in the days of Abraham. Like his"
"Sarah Sarah or Sara is a matriarch in the Hebrew Bible, who was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. She was also Abraham's sister or his half–sister. The Hebrew name ""Sarah"" can be translated as ""noblewoman"". In the early and middle 20th century, leading archaeologists such as William F. Albright and biblical scholars such as Albrecht Alt believed that the patriarchs and matriarchs were either real individuals or believable composites of people who lived in the ""patriarchal age"", the 2nd millennium BCE. But, in the 1970s, new arguments concerning Israel's past and the biblical texts challenged these"
"Esau Esau (; , ISO 259-3 ""ʕeśaw""; ""Hēsau""; ; ""‘Īsaw""; meaning ""hairy"" or ""rough""), in the Hebrew Bible, is the older son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of the Edomites and the elder brother of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Of the"
"Hagar Hagar (, ""Hagar"", of uncertain origin; Hājar; ) is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis. She was an Egyptian handmaid of Sarai (Sarah), who gave her to Abraham to bear a child. The product of the union was Abraham's firstborn, Ishmael, the progenitor of the Ishmaelites. Various commentators have connected her to the Hagrites, perhaps as their eponymous ancestor. The name ""Hagar"" originates from the Book of Genesis; she is acknowledged in all Abrahamic religions. Hagar is alluded to in the Quran, and Islam considers her Abraham's second wife. ""This is a summary of the account of"
"Iscah Iscah ( ""Yiskāh"", Greek Ιεσχά) is the daughter of Haran and the niece of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. The passage in which Iscah is mentioned is extremely brief. As a result rabbinical scholars have developed theories to explain it, typically adopting the claim that Iscah was an alternate name for Sarah (Sarai), the wife of Abraham, particularly that it denoted her role as a prophetess. The Babylonian Talmud connects the name Iscah to an Aramaic verbal rooting meaning ""to see"", connecting the name with prophetic foresight. Modern scholars are not convinced by the Talmud's explanation, and Iscah's"
"son is not mentioned and debate has continued over the son's identity, though many feel that the identity is the least important element in a story which is given to show the courage that one develops through faith. His tomb and that of his wife Rebekah is considered to be in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, known in Islam as the ""Ibrahim-i-Mosque"" (""Mosque of Abraham""). Alongside Isaac's cenotaph are the cenotaphs of some of the other Qur'anic/Biblical patriarchs and their wives: Abraham and Sarah and Jacob and Leah. Isaac in Islam The biblical patriarch Isaac ( or """")"
"Milkah and the father of Yiscah,"" in Rabbi Isaac taught that Yiscah was Sarah. called her Yiscah () because she discerned (""saketah"") by means of Divine inspiration, as reports God instructing Abraham, ""In all that Sarah says to you, hearken to her voice."" Alternatively, called her Yiscah because all gazed (""sakin"") at her beauty. The Pesikta de-Rav Kahana taught that Sarah was one of seven barren women about whom says (speaking of God), ""He ... makes the barren woman to dwell in her house as a joyful mother of children."" The Pesikta de-Rav Kahana also listed Rebekah Rachel, Leah, Manoah's"
"as 1988, Anna Goldman-Amirav in ""Reproductive and Genetic Engineering"" wrote of Hagar within ""the Biblical 'battle of the wombs' [which] lay the foundation for the view of women, fertility, and sexuality in the patriarchal society"". Hagar Hagar (, ""Hagar"", of uncertain origin; Hājar; ) is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis. She was an Egyptian handmaid of Sarai (Sarah), who gave her to Abraham to bear a child. The product of the union was Abraham's firstborn, Ishmael, the progenitor of the Ishmaelites. Various commentators have connected her to the Hagrites, perhaps as their eponymous ancestor. The name ""Hagar"""
"God promised her the birth of a prophetic son, Isaac. Abraham, however, prayed constantly to God for a child. Sarah, being barren, subsequently gave him her Egyptian handmaiden, Hājar (Hagar), to wed as his second wife. Hagar bore Ismā'īl (Ishmael), who too would become a prophet of God like his father. God messengers announced to Abraham that barren Sarah would give birth to Abraham's second son, Isaac, who would also be a prophet of the Lord. Although the Qur'an does not mention Sarah by name, it mentions the annunciation of the birth of Isaac. The Qur'an mentions that Sarah laughed"
"Hagar in Islam Hājar (), the Arabic name for the biblical Hagar, was the wife of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrāhīm (Abraham) and the mother of Ismā'īl (Ishmael). She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith. According to Muslim belief, she was the daughter of an Egyptian king who gifted her to Ibrahim. Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'an, she is referenced and alluded to via the story of her husband. She eventually settled in the Desert of Paran, seen as the Hejaz in the Islamic view, with her son Ishmael. Hagar is honoured as an"
"was Abraham's second son it was Sarah's first and only child. On the eighth day from his birth, Isaac was circumcised, as was necessary for all males of Abraham's household, in order to be in compliance with Yahweh's covenant. After Isaac had been weaned, Sarah saw Ishmael mocking, and urged her husband to cast out Hagar the bondservant and her son, so that Isaac would be Abraham's sole heir. Abraham was hesitant, but at God's order he listened to his wife's request. At some point in Isaac's youth, his father Abraham brought him to Mount Moriah. At God's command, Abraham"
"Ishmael Ishmael, a figure in the Tanakh and the Quran, was Abraham's first son according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael was born to Abraham and Sarah's handmaiden Hagar (Hājar) (). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (). The Book of Genesis and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael to be the ancestor of the Ishmaelites and patriarch of Qaydār. According to Muslim tradition, Ishmael the Patriarch and his mother Hagar are buried next to the Kaaba in Mecca. The name ""Yishma'el"" existed in ""various ancient Semitic cultures"", including early Babylonian and Minæan. It is a"
"of Ishmael helps to date various events in Jacob's life and, by implication, the age of Rebecca at her death. Ishmael was born when Abraham was 86 years old (Gen. 16:16) and died at the age of 137 (Gen. 25:17). Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 (Gen. 21:5); at that time Ishmael was 14. Jacob and Esau were born when Isaac was 60 (Gen. 25:26); at that time Ishmael was 74. Right after Jacob receives the blessings and flees to Laban, the Torah states that Esau married ""Mahalat, the daughter of Ishmael, son of Abraham, ""sister of Nebaiot"""" (Gen."
"as Abraham. In the Torah, Abraham refers to Sarah as his sister. According to Jewish Tradition, Sarah was Abraham's niece, Iscah (Jessica). (Haran, brother of Abraham, was the father of both Milcah and Iscah. There is a Jewish oral tradition that Milcah is the ancestor of all prophets of non-Jewish nations.) Before fathering Isaac, Abraham had a son, Ishmael, with Sarah's maidservant, Hagar the Egyptian. After Sarah died, Abraham also had six other children with a woman named Keturah. Isaac alone came from the maternal line of Sarah. The Torah's story line continues with the life of Isaac. ""The Nation"
"frescoes. Excluding the fragments, Alison Moore Smith classifies these artistic works in three categories: Isaac Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites, according to the biblical Book of Genesis. In the biblical narrative, he was the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob; his name means ""he will laugh"", reflecting when both Abraham and Sarah laughed in disbelief when told that they would have a child. He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died when he"
"and the father of Yiscah,"" in Rabbi Isaac taught that Yiscah was Sarah. called her Yiscah () because she discerned (""saketah"") by means of Divine inspiration, as reports God instructing Abraham, ""In all that Sarah says to you, hearken to her voice."" Alternatively, called her Yiscah because all gazed (""sakin"") at her beauty. The Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer told that Ishmael cast himself beneath thorns in the wilderness, so that he might get some moisture, and called out to the God of his father Abraham to take away his soul, so that he would not have to die of thirst. And"
"an Islamic prophet. Isaac is mentioned fifteen times by name in the Quran, often with his father and his son, Jacob. The Quran states that Abraham received ""good tidings of Isaac, a prophet, of the righteous"", and that God blessed them both (37: 112). In a fuller description, when angels came to Abraham to tell him of the future punishment to be imposed on Sodom and Gomorrah, his wife, Sarah, ""laughed, and We gave her good tidings of Isaac, and after Isaac of (a grandson) Jacob"" (11: 71–74); and it is further explained that this event will take place despite"
"Abraham to expel Ishmael and his mother, saying: ""Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac."" Her demand was painful for Abraham, who loved Hagar and Ishmael. Abraham agreed only after God told him that ""in Isaac your seed shall be called"", and that God would ""make a nation of the son of the bondwoman"" Ishmael, since he was a descendant of Abraham (), God having previously told Abraham ""I will establish My covenant with [Isaac],"" while also making promises concerning the Ishmaelite nation"
"Jacob Jacob (; ), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites. According to the Book of Genesis, Jacob was the third Hebrew progenitor with whom God made a covenant. He is the son of Isaac and Rebecca, the grandson of Abraham, Sarah and Bethuel, the nephew of Ishmael, and the younger twin brother of Esau. Jacob had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their handmaidens Bilhah and Zilpah. Jacob's twelve sons, named in Genesis, were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar,"
"who vexed Isaac and Rebecca to no end, as these women were also idol-worshippers. One reason why Isaac became blind in his old age was due to the smoke of the incense that these women offered to their idols. Isaac became blind in his old age and decided to bestow the blessing of the firstborn upon Esau. According to the Midrash, Isaac had reached the age of 132, five years past the age his mother, Sarah, had been at her death. According to Genesis, Isaac had reached the age of 137. At this time, the Sages state that one should"
"plastered, said to be that of Esau's slave. Rock-cut tombs exist south-west of this place."" The SWP stated this identification was false and that Esau's tomb was in the Biblical Mount Seir. Esau Esau (; , ISO 259-3 ""ʕeśaw""; ""Hēsau""; ; ""‘Īsaw""; meaning ""hairy"" or ""rough""), in the Hebrew Bible, is the older son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of"
"Ishbak Ishbak ( ""ish'băk""; ""he will leave; leaving""), also spelled Jisbak and Josabak. According to the Bible he was the fifth son of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites, and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah. Ishbak had five brothers, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian and Shuah. Josephus tells us that ""Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea."" Abraham in all probability, tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God's commission"
"also. In Genesis chapter 17 ""Almighty God"" changed Abram’s name to Abraham, for he would be a father of many nations. And his wife Sarai's name was called Sarah, for she would be a mother of nations. Three visitors come to Abraham and said that he would have a son. Sarah believed she was too old to have a child and laughed. Yet she did conceive (Genesis 21:1-7) and had a baby named Isaac. After Isaac was married, Abraham married Keturah, who bore him six more sons – Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. The following is a family"
"Rebecca (given name) Rebecca or Rebekah (Hebrew: רִבְקָה (""Rivkah"")) is a feminine given name originating from the Hebrew language. The name comes from the verb רבק (""rbq""), meaning ""to tie firmly""; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and the NOBS Study Bible Name List suggest the name means ""snare"", ""noose"", ""tied up"", ""secured"", and even ""beautifully ensnaring"". W. F. Albright held that it meant ""soil, earth"". Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau in the Hebrew Bible. The Latin Vulgate uses the spelling Rebecca exclusively and it is followed by (""ex. gr."") Wycliffe"