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Isaac
Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and Rastafari. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in which he is the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Al-Anbiya
thumb|Folio from Samarkand Kufic Quran with surah Al-Anbiya. Late 8th–early 9th century. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
Rebecca
Biblical character
Cavern of the Patriarchs
series of caves located in the heart of the old city of Hebron
Binding of Isaac
story from the Tanakh
Isaac in Islam
the second son of Abraham in islam
Moriah
thumb|Map of Jerusalem in 1925, showing the location of Mount Moriah according to Jewish sources thumb|The area around Mount Gerizim is identified by the [[Samaritans as the "land of Moriah", or "Moreh".]] Moriah (Hebrew: ) is the name given to a region in the Book of Genesis where the binding of Isaac by Abraham is said to have taken place. Jews identify the region mentioned in Genesis and the specific mountain in which the near-sacrifice is said to have occurred with "Mount Moriah", mentioned in the Book of Chronicles as the place where Solomon's Temple is said to have been built, and both t
Zadkiel
Zadkiel ( , 'God is my Righteousness'), also known as Hasdiel, is an archangel in Jewish and Christian angelology. Zadkiel is the archangel of kindness, benevolence and mercy.
Testament of Isaac
Old Testament apocrypha