Isaac

Isaac's birth was miraculous because his father Abraham was 100 years old when he was born and his mother Sarah was 90 years old (Genesis 21). His birth was also the fulfillment of God's covenant with Abraham, that his descendants would be a great nation and God's chosen people. When Isaac was a young boy, God told Abraham to take him up to mountain to sacrifice him. Abraham obeyed thinking that God would raise Isaac from the dead (Hebrews 11:17-19), but at the last minute God told him to stop and provided another sacrifice. (Genesis 22). I always wondered what Isaac thought of that. Did he resent his father for it or admire him?

At the age of 40, Isaac married Rebecca (Genesis 25:20). After they had been married for 20 years, they had twin sons, Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:23-26). Jacob eventually became the sole heir of the promise when Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of stew (Genesis 25:29-34), and Jacob obtained the blessing through deception of the then nearly blind Isaac (Genesis 27:1-40).

Isaac lived a very long life before dying at Hebron. There, he was buried by Jacob and Esau in the "Tomb of The Patriarchs" which is the burial place of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob/Israel and Leah. (Genesis 35:28-29, 49:31).

In the New Testament, Isaac is commonly references as a Patriarch of the Jewish people.  In fact, he is listed in Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews as such.