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Nymph Idaea died.

Tarah was born about 1785 BCE. He died.

Ephraim Ben Joseph was born in Egypt. He died.

Yuya was born in 1800 BCE in Egypt. He died.

Esau Ibn Isaac died.

Isaac Ibn Abraham was born about 1950 BCE. He died.

Isaac (Hebrew, "laughter"), Old Testament patriarch, the son of Abraham,half brother of Ishmael, and father of Jacob and Esau. The birth of Isaacwas promised (see Genesis 17:19, 21) to Abraham and hiswife Sarah, aftera long and childless marriage, as a sign that the blessings originallybestowed by God upon Abraham would be continued in Isaac, heir of theCovenant. The events of Isaac's life are recounted in Genesis 21-28.

The dominant story in the narrative, and one of the most widely knownstories in the Bible, is that of the projected sacrifice of Isaac (seeGenesis 22). According to this account, God tested Abraham'sfaith byasking him to sacrifice his beloved son. At the last moment, after Godwas convinced of the perfect obedience of both father and son, heaccepted a ram as a substitute for the youth. This storyis thought toexpress the Hebrew rejection of human sacrifice, practiced by surroundingnations. The ram is recalled today in synagogue ritual at the solemnblowing of the shofar, or ram's horn, during the Jewish High Holy Days,Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

The New Testament alludes to Isaac as a precursor of Christ and of thechurch (see Galatians 3:16, 4:21-31), and the obedience to his father tothe extent of self-sacrifice is associated with that of Christ (seeHebrews 11:17-19). These themes were developed by several of thepatristic writers, and Isaac appears often in Christian art, particularlyin association with the Eucharist.

Archaeologists and biblical scholars have drawn parallels between thebiblical narrative of Isaac and the history of the Semitic tribes.Abraham is thought to represent the nomadic stock out of which the Hebrewand Edomite tribes separated. Isaac is believed to represent the tribesthat joined to form the Hebrew confederacy and to give allegiance to theGod, Yahweh, or Jehovah, originally a tribal deity; and Ishmael isbelieved to represent the tribes of Edom. Isaac was a relatively minorfigure compared to the other two great biblical patriarchs, Abraham, hisfather, and Jacob, his son; but a numberof the details of the biblicalaccount are believed by scholars to have major symbolic importance.

The story of his birth is believed to be a deliberate attempt by earlyHebrew writers to alter the traditions of the Semitic tribes in order tostrengthen adherence to the Hebrew confederacy, a militaryand politicalalliance, by suggesting that it had divine inspiration. In making Isaacthe legitimate son, and Ishmael the illegitimate son, of their commonancestor, the Hebrews claimed superiority overthe independent Edomitetribes. Finally, the rivalry between Isaac's two sons is thought toreflect again the rivalry between Edom and the Hebrews.
Source: "Isaac," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Isaac (Hebrew, "laughter"), Old Testament patriarch, the son of Abraham,half brother of Ishmael, and father of Jacob and Esau. The birth of Isaacwas promised (see Genesis 17:19, 21) to Abraham and hiswife Sarah, aftera long and childless marriage, as a sign that the blessings originallybestowed by God upon Abraham would be continued in Isaac, heir of theCovenant. The events of Isaac's life are recounted in Genesis 21-28.

The dominant story in the narrative, and one of the most widely knownstories in the Bible, is that of the projected sacrifice of Isaac (seeGenesis 22). According to this account, God tested Abraham'sfaith byasking him to sacrifice his beloved son. At the last moment, after Godwas convinced of the perfect obedience of both father and son, heaccepted a ram as a substitute for the youth. This storyis thought toexpress the Hebrew rejection of human sacrifice, practiced by surroundingnations. The ram is recalled today in synagogue ritual at the solemnblowing of the shofar, or ram's horn, during the Jewish High Holy Days,Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

The New Testament alludes to Isaac as a precursor of Christ and of thechurch (see Galatians 3:16, 4:21-31), and the obedience to his father tothe extent of self-sacrifice is associated with that of Christ (seeHebrews 11:17-19). These themes were developed by several of thepatristic writers, and Isaac appears often in Christian art, particularlyin association with the Eucharist.

Archaeologists and biblical scholars have drawn parallels between thebiblical narrative of Isaac and the history of the Semitic tribes.Abraham is thought to represent the nomadic stock out of which the Hebrewand Edomite tribes separated. Isaac is believed to represent the tribesthat joined to form the Hebrew confederacy and to give allegiance to theGod, Yahweh, or Jehovah, originally a tribal deity; and Ishmael isbelieved to represent the tribes of Edom. Isaac was a relatively minorfigure compared to the other two great biblical patriarchs, Abraham, hisfather, and Jacob, his son; but a numberof the details of the biblicalaccount are believed by scholars to have major symbolic importance.

The story of his birth is believed to be a deliberate attempt by earlyHebrew writers to alter the traditions of the Semitic tribes in order tostrengthen adherence to the Hebrew confederacy, a militaryand politicalalliance, by suggesting that it had divine inspiration. In making Isaacthe legitimate son, and Ishmael the illegitimate son, of their commonancestor, the Hebrews claimed superiority overthe independent Edomitetribes. Finally, the rivalry between Isaac's two sons is thought toreflect again the rivalry between Edom and the Hebrews.
Source: "Isaac," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Rebekah Bint Bethuel was born in Haram, Padan-aram. She died after 1720 BCE in Beersheba, Palestine. She was buried in Cave of Machpelah, Heborn, Palestine.

Rachel Bint Laban died.

Bethuel Ben Nahor died.

Leah Bint Laban died. She was buried in Cave of Machpelah, Hebron, Palestine.

Milcah Bint Haran died.

("King of Agade") Terah King of Agade was born in 2122 BCE in Ur, Chaldea. He died in 1917 BCE, at age ~205, in Charran, Padan-aram.

Yawnu died.

Abraham Ibn Terah was born in 1992 BCE. He died in 1877 BCE, at age ~115, in probably at Hebron, Palestine. He was buried in Cave of Machpelah, Heborn, Palestine.

Departed Haran in abt 2031 [Gen 12:4] to go to the land of Canaan [Gen12:5].

Abraham or Abram, biblical patriarch, according to the Book of Genesis(see 11:27-25:10), progenitor of the Hebrews, who probably lived in theperiod between 2000 and 1500 BC. Abraham is regarded by Muslims, who callhim Ibrahim, as an ancestor of the Arabs through Ishmael. He was onceconsidered a contemporary of Hammurabi, king of Babylonia. Because thebiblical account of his life is based on traditions preserved by oraltransmission rather than by historical records, no biography in thepresent sense can be written.

Originally called Abram, Abraham was the son of Terah, a descendant ofShem, and was born in the city of Ur of the Chaldees, where he marriedhis half sister Sarai, or Sarah. They left Ur with his nephew Lot andLot's family under a divine inspiration and went to Haran. Receiving apromise that God would make him a "great nation," Abram moved on toCanaan, where he lived as a nomad. Famine led him to Egypt, but he wasdriven out for misrepresenting Sarai as his sister. Again in Canaan,after quarrels between Abram and Lot and their herdsmen, they separated,Lot remaining near Sodom and Abram continuing his nomadic life. He laterrescued Lot from the captivity of King Chedorlaomer of Elam and wasblessed by the priest Melchizedek, king of Salem. Then God promised Abrama son by his wife Sarai, repeated his earlier promises, and confirmedthese by a covenant.

When this covenant was later renewed, the rite of circumcision wasestablished, Abram's name became Abraham, and Sarai's became Sarah. Godsubsequently repeated his promise of a son by Sarah by means ofvisitingangels.

When God informed Abraham that he intended to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of the wickedness of their inhabitants, Abraham pleaded with himto spare the cities. Eventually it was agreed that Godwould spare thecities if he could find only ten righteous men. The ten men could not befound, and God destroyed both cities.

Ishmael, first son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar, an Egyptian slave,was born when Abraham was 86 years old. Isaac, born to Abraham by Sarahin his 100th year, was the first of his legitimate descendants. Goddemanded that Abraham sacrifice Isaac as a test of faith, but because ofAbraham's unquestioning compliance, God permitted him to spare Isaac andrewarded Abraham with a formal renewal of hispromise. After Sarah died,Abraham married Keturah and had six sons by her. He died at the biblicalage of 175 and was buried beside Sarah in the Cave of Machpelah, in whatis now Hebron, West Bank.

Christians, Muslims, and Jews accept Abraham as an epitome of the man ofunswerving faith, a view reflected in the New Testament.
Source: "Abraham," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Departed Haran in abt 2031 [Gen 12:4] to go to the land of Canaan [Gen12:5].

Abraham or Abram, biblical patriarch, according to the Book of Genesis(see 11:27-25:10), progenitor of the Hebrews, who probably lived in theperiod between 2000 and 1500 BC. Abraham is regarded by Muslims, who callhim Ibrahim, as an ancestor of the Arabs through Ishmael. He was onceconsidered a contemporary of Hammurabi, king of Babylonia. Because thebiblical account of his life is based on traditions preserved by oraltransmission rather than by historical records, no biography in thepresent sense can be written.

Originally called Abram, Abraham was the son of Terah, a descendant ofShem, and was born in the city of Ur of the Chaldees, where he marriedhis half sister Sarai, or Sarah. They left Ur with his nephew Lot andLot's family under a divine inspiration and went to Haran. Receiving apromise that God would make him a "great nation," Abram moved on toCanaan, where he lived as a nomad. Famine led him to Egypt, but he wasdriven out for misrepresenting Sarai as his sister. Again in Canaan,after quarrels between Abram and Lot and their herdsmen, they separated,Lot remaining near Sodom and Abram continuing his nomadic life. He laterrescued Lot from the captivity of King Chedorlaomer of Elam and wasblessed by the priest Melchizedek, king of Salem. Then God promised Abrama son by his wife Sarai, repeated his earlier promises, and confirmedthese by a covenant.

When this covenant was later renewed, the rite of circumcision wasestablished, Abram's name became Abraham, and Sarai's became Sarah. Godsubsequently repeated his promise of a son by Sarah by means ofvisitingangels.

When God informed Abraham that he intended to destroy Sodom and Gomorrahbecause of the wickedness of their inhabitants, Abraham pleaded with himto spare the cities. Eventually it was agreed that God would spare thecities if he could find only ten righteous men. The ten men could not befound, and God destroyed both cities.

Ishmael, first son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar, an Egyptian slave,was born when Abraham was 86 years old. Isaac, born to Abraham by Sarahin his 100th year, was the first of his legitimate descendants. Goddemanded that Abraham sacrifice Isaac as a test of faith, but because ofAbraham's unquestioning compliance, God permitted him to spare Isaac andrewarded Abraham with a formal renewal of hispromise. After Sarah died,Abraham married Keturah and had six sons by her. He died at the biblicalage of 175 and was buried beside Sarah in the Cave of Machpelah, in whatis now Hebron, West Bank.

Christians, Muslims, and Jews accept Abraham as an epitome of the man ofunswerving faith, a view reflected in the New Testament.
Source: "Abraham," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Amtheta was born in Agade. She died.

Handmaid of Sarah Hagar was born about 1975 BCE. She died.

Serai Bint Haran was born about 2042 BCE in Ur, Chaldea. She died about 1915 BCE, at age ~127, in Kiriathrarba, Canaan, Palestine.

("King of Ur and Agade") Nahor King of Ur and Agade was born in 2152 BCE in Ur, Chaldea. He died in 2003 BCE, at age ~149, in Chaldea.

Iyosaka died.

Nahor Ben Terah died.

Milcah Bint Terah died.

Jacob Israel Ibn ("King of Goshen") Isaac King of Goshen was born in 1892 BCE in Haran, Pdan-aram. He died in 1745 BCE, at age ~147, in Rameses, Goshen, Egypt. He was buried in Cave of Machpelah, Heborn, Palestine.

Arrived in Egypt about the year 2246, at age 130.

Laban Ben Bethuel died.

Bayarah Bint Jacob died.

Zebulun Ibn Jacob died.