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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Tribe of Judah, Isaac, Tribe of Simeon, Tribe of Naphtali, Tribe of Zebulun, Tribe of Reuben, Hebrews, Levite, Ishmael, Christian community of Najran, Edom, Bani Assad, Tribe of Benjamin, Anizzah, Banu Tamim, Tribe of Joseph, Elias, Tribe of Dan, Banu Abs, Tayy, Midian, Tribe of Gad, Qahtanite, Banu Khazraj, Banu Hothail, Kahlan, Tribe of Issachar, Azd, Banu Kinanah, Joktan, Tribe of Asher, Banu Thaqif, Mudhar, Dawasir, Banu Aus, Subay', Taghlib, Adnan, Mutayr, Banu Bakr, Rabiah, Al-Shamsi Tribe, Children of Eber, Ishmaelites, Qais, Ajman, Banu Yam, Ibn Sbyel, Zahran, Banu Hamdan, Banu Jadhimah, Banu Lakhm, Al Nuaim, Banu Ghatafan, Banu Dhubyan, Suhool. Excerpt: Isaac (English pronunciation: Hebrew: , Modern Tiberian, ISO 259-3 Yic aq, "he will laugh"; Yiddish: ; Ancient Greek: ; Latin: Arabic: or Arabic: ) as described in the Hebrew Bible, was the only son Abraham had with his wife Sarah, and was the father of Jacob and Esau. Isaac was one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites. According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born, and Sarah was beyond childbearing years. Isaac was the only Biblical patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not leave Canaan. Compared to those of Abraham and Jacob, Isaac's story relates fewer incidents of his life. He died when he was 180 years old, making him the longest-lived patriarch. The anglicized name Isaac is a transliteration of the Hebrew term which literally means "He laughs/will laugh." Ugaritic texts dating from the 13th century BCE refer to the benevolent smile of the Canaanite deity El. Genesis, however, ascribes the laughter to Isaac's mother Sarah rather than El. According to the Biblical narrative, Sarah laughed privately when Elohim imparted to Abraham the news of their son's eventual birth. Sarah l...
