Genesis 22:6

22:6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Isaac. Then he took the fire and the knife in his hand, ¹  and the two of them walked on together.

Genesis 26:8

26:8 After Isaac ²  had been there a long time, ³  Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed ⁴  Isaac caressing ⁵  his wife Rebekah.

Genesis 36:24

36:24 These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah (who discovered the hot springs ⁶  in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon).

[22:6]  ¹ sn He took the fire and the knife in his hand. These details anticipate the sacrifice that lies ahead.

[26:8]  ² tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:8]  ³ tn Heb “and it happened when the days were long to him there.”

[26:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “look, Isaac.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the audience to view the scene through Abimelech’s eyes.

[26:8]  ⁵ tn Or “fondling.”

[36:24]  ³ tn The meaning of this Hebrew term is uncertain; Syriac reads “water” and Vulgate reads “hot water.”