Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
- KJV And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
- NKJV And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
- NASB Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
- NLT Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
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Quick answer
The line narrows to Isaac and then to his sons Esau and Israel (Jacob), with Israel the heir of promise.
Overview
The Chronicler reaffirms the covenant line: Abraham to Isaac, and Isaac to Jacob, renamed Israel (Genesis 25:19-26; 32:28). Calling Jacob 'Israel' points directly to the nation that is the book's true subject. God's choice of Jacob over Esau again displays His sovereign grace (Malachi 1:2-3; Romans 9:13).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Gen 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
- Acts 7:8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
- Matt 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Gen 21:2–3So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
- Luke 3:34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
- Gen 25:24–28When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
- Mal 1:2–4“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
- 1 Chr 1:28The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
- Rom 9:10–13Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
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