Painterly portrait of a middle-aged Hebrew patriarch with a long beard going gray and kind quiet eyes, in simple earth-toned robes and a tan headcloth.
Painterly interpretation — not a historical likeness.

Old Testament

Isaac

The promised son — quiet faith carried between Abraham and Jacob.

Traditional datingc. 1900s BC (traditional)

Their story, briefly

  1. Born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age — the child the covenant rested on.
  2. Carried the wood up Mount Moriah; submitted as his father bound him on the altar.
  3. Met Rebekah through his father's servant and loved her; comforted after his mother's death.
  4. Re-dug the wells of Abraham and prospered in Gerar — a man of quiet, settled faith.
  5. Blessed Jacob (deceived, but in line with God's purpose) and Esau before he died.

Key passages

  • Genesis 21:1-7
  • Genesis 22:1-14
  • Genesis 24:62-67
  • Genesis 26:1-6
  • Hebrews 11:17-20

How their life points to Christ

Isaac on Moriah — a beloved son carrying the wood of his own death up a hill in the region where Calvary would one day stand — is one of the oldest shadows of the cross. The Father stayed Abraham's hand because he would not stay his own; the ram in the thicket whispers what the Lamb of God would finish.

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More from Scripture

Painterly portrait of an aged Hebrew man with a long white beard, holding stone tablets, robed in earth tones.

Moses

Reluctant prophet who led Israel out of Egypt and received the Law.

Painterly portrait of an aged patriarch with a long white beard and tan headcloth, gazing upward at a starry sky.

Abraham

The father of faith — called out from Ur, promised a nation through him.

Painterly portrait of a young Hebrew man wearing an ornate striped coat of many colors over linen robes.

Joseph (son of Jacob)

Betrayed and enslaved — raised to save the family that sold him.