← Back to Bible People Bible Person

Isaac

Isaac carries the covenant story as the child of promise, the son bound on the mountain, the husband of Rebekah, and the father through whom the line continues.

Isaac carries the covenant story as the child of promise, the son bound on the mountain, the husband of Rebekah, and the father through whom the line continues.

Patriarch Old Testament Patriarchs
Core books Genesis · Romans · Galatians
Read first Genesis 21 · Genesis 22 · Genesis 24
Why this matters promise · provision · covenant · family tension
Scripture

Read Isaac in Scripture

Each passage below shows a different side of Isaac and sends the reader back to Scripture.

Anchor passage 1

Genesis 21

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Isaac fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 2

Genesis 22

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Isaac fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 3

Genesis 24

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Isaac fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 4

Genesis 26

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Isaac fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 5

Genesis 27

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Isaac fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 6

Hebrews 11

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Isaac fits within the wider scriptural story.

Related people
Abraham Sarah Rebekah Jacob Esau
Major themes
promise provision covenant family tension inheritance
Next

Where to go after Isaac

Choose the next place to keep reading.

Scroll to Top