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Isaac
[ ahy-zuhk ]
noun
- (in the Bible) a son of Abraham and Sarah, and the father of Jacob.
- a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “laughter.”
Isaac
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- an Old Testament patriarch, the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 17; 21–27)
Isaac
- The son of Abraham and the father of Jacob and Esau .
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Prominent 18th-Century scientists, including Sir Isaac Newton, thought that navigation with marine clocks was impossible.
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And Isaac’s lack of an appropriate neck accessory made him the laughingstock of a dinner party at John Jay’s house the night they were meant to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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