Prophet Isaac (Ishaq)
Isaac's Marriage
The Qur'an does not go into detail about Isaac's life, but reliable Qur'anic commentators recorded that as Abraham felt his life drawing to a close, he wanted to see Isaac married. He did not want his son to marry among the Canaanites, who were pagans, so he sent a trustworthy servant to Haran in Iraq to find a suitable bride. The servant chose Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, who was Abraham's own brother. Isaac married her, and she gave birth to twin sons, Esau (Al-Eis) and Jacob (Ya'qub).
As the two brothers grew into men, ill feeling developed between them. Esau resented that Jacob had been favoured, both by their father and by Allah, who granted Jacob prophethood. This resentment grew so serious that Esau threatened to kill his brother. Fearing for his life, Jacob fled the country.
A Second Account, From the People of the Book
According to the People of the Book, Isaac married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, at the age of forty, during his father Abraham's lifetime. They say she was unable to conceive, so Isaac prayed to Allah on her behalf, and she became pregnant, giving birth to twin boys. The first, Esau, was known to the Arabs as Al-Eis, and became the father of the Romans. The second, Jacob, carried the name Israel, meaning he belonged to the people of Israel.
Isaac's Death
Jacob eventually returned to his father and settled with him in the village of Hebron, in the land of Canaan, where Abraham himself had once lived. Isaac later fell ill and died at the age of one hundred and eighty. His sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him alongside his father, Abraham Al-Khalil, in a cave Abraham had purchased. It is said that Abraham himself had died at the age of one hundred and seventy five.