Isaac

Faith Took Abraham Far — Love Took Him Even Farther

The first Jew is widely regarded as a man of faith, but he was also a man of deep love.

Rebecca the Superheroine

Isaac's wife and Jacob's mother, the second matriarch survived a difficult pregnancy and engineered the future of the Jewish people.

How Jacob Healed His Family

Israel’s third patriarch was born into great dysfunction, but found ways to create the first cohesive family in the Bible.

One Jew, Two Opinions

Did Rebecca have to do wrong in order to do right?

The Miracle in Sarah’s Tent

How the matriarchs' homes resembled and inspired the Temple.

Inside Rebecca and Isaac’s Marriage

Why does Rebecca end up deceiving her husband?

Alone In The Wilderness

Hagar and Ishmael are cast away at Sarah's behest.

My Wife, My Sister

Three times in Genesis, wives are "passed off" as sisters.

The Akedah and Self-Sacrifice

God wants us to give of ourselves.

Rebecca (Rivkah)

Isaac's wife was known for her kindness and beauty — and deception.