This is the history of the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Parallel translations
- KJV And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
- BSB This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
- NKJV This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac.
- NASB Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac;
- NLT This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.
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Quick answer
The account turns to the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son.
Overview
This heading shifts the narrative focus fully to Isaac and his descendants, the bearers of the covenant promise. The deliberate restatement that Abraham fathered Isaac affirms the unbroken line of promise. From here Genesis traces the family through whom the Messiah would ultimately come.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Matt 1:2Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Luke 3:34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
- Acts 7:8He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
- 1 Chr 1:32The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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