Patriarchs (Bible)
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The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collective
Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, imagined here in a Bible illustration from 1897.
Isaac blessing his son, as painted by Giotto di Bondone
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Eugène Delacroix
Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
Isaac
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Isaac is the second Hebrew patriarch in Judaism and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Samaritanism, Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and Rastafari. Isaac first appears in
Detail of Isaac from Isaac Blessing Jacob (1637) by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
The Akedah (Binding), mosaic on the floor of Beit Alfa Synagogue
The birth of Esau and Jacob, as painted by Benjamin West
Tomb in the Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron