Isaac Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Family life=== [[File:Esau and Jacob Presented to Isaac.jpg|thumb|right|The birth of Esau and Jacob, as painted by [[Benjamin West]]]] Before Isaac was 40 (Genesis 25:20),<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|25:20|HE}}</ref> Abraham sent [[Eliezer]], his steward, into [[Mesopotamia]] to find a wife for Isaac, from his nephew [[Bethuel]]'s family. Eliezer chose the [[Aramean]] [[Rebecca|Rebekah]] for Isaac. After many years of marriage to Isaac, Rebekah had still not given 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.<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|25:26|HE}}</ref> Isaac favored Esau, and Rebekah favored Jacob.<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|25:20β28|HE}}</ref> The narratives about Isaac do not mention his having concubines.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Judaica'', Volume 10, p. 34.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page