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Isaac

The patriarch of Genesis, son of Abraham and father of Jacob; invoked here as part of the stock biblical formula "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" for comic or mock-solemn effect, standing for the whole span of human history.

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Mentioned in 8 works (11 mentions)

To M. M. Chekhov, 29 July 1877. Taganrog. letter · 1 mention

§4 Isaac

Untitled Play (Bezottsovshchina / "Platonov") Plays · 3 mentions

§1070 Isaac
§1439 Isaac
§1440 Isaac

Tumbleweed Stories · 2 mentions

§27 Isaac
§30 Isaac

To P. P. Gnedich, 15 December 1888. Petersburg. letter · 1 mention

§6 Isaac

To A. S. Suvorin, 28 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention

§5 Isaac

To A. N. Pleshcheyev, 14 May 1889. Sumy. letter · 1 mention

§3 Isaac

Tatyana Repina Plays · 1 mention

§314 Isaac

To A. S. Suvorin, 13 December 1891. Moscow. letter · 1 mention

§4 Isaac