וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת יִצְחָק בֶּן אַבְרָהָם אַבְרָהָם הוֹלִיד אֶת יִצְחָק (בראשית כה/יט) And these are the generations of Yitzchok the son of Avraham, Avraham begot Yitzchok.

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