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Abraham’s family tree: Sarah, Isaac and Ishmael

Trace Abraham’s family through Sarah and Hagar to Isaac and Ishmael, then explore Isaac and Rebekah’s sons, Jacob and Esau.

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Isaac and Ishmael share a father, Abraham, and have different mothers. Isaac and Rebekah are the parents of Jacob and Esau. This chart follows these selected generations; it does not include all of Abraham’s descendants.

Bible edition: King James Version

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  • Abraham Abraham is the father of Ishmael.
    Source: Genesis 16:15
    And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
    Read Genesis 16:15
  • Hagar Hagar is the mother of Ishmael.
    Source: Genesis 16:15
    And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
    Read Genesis 16:15
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  • Abraham is the husband of Sarah.
    Source: Genesis 11:29
    And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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  • Abraham is the father of Ishmael.
    Source: Genesis 16:15
    And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
    Read Genesis 16:15
  • Hagar is the mother of Ishmael.
    Source: Genesis 16:15
    And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
    Read Genesis 16:15
  • Abraham is the father of Isaac.
    Source: Genesis 21:3
    And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
    Read Genesis 21:3
  • Sarah is the mother of Isaac.
    Source: Genesis 21:3
    And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
    Read Genesis 21:3
  • Isaac is the husband of Rebekah.
    Source: Genesis 25:20
    And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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  • Isaac is the father of Jacob.
    Source: Genesis 25:26
    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
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  • Isaac is the father of Esau.
    Source: Genesis 25:25; Genesis 25:26
    And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
    Read Genesis 25:25
    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
    Read Genesis 25:26
  • Rebekah is the mother of Jacob.
    Source: Genesis 25:21; Genesis 25:26
    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
    Read Genesis 25:21
    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
    Read Genesis 25:26
  • Rebekah is the mother of Esau.
    Source: Genesis 25:21; Genesis 25:25
    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
    Read Genesis 25:21
    And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
    Read Genesis 25:25
  • Esau is the brother of Jacob.
    Source: Genesis 25:26
    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
    Read Genesis 25:26

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