Birth: Genesis 21:1-12

Death: Genesis 35:28 after living 180 years

Father: Abraham

Mother: Sarah

Esau - patriarch of the Edomites

Jacob - father of the 12 tribes of Israel

Links open with New International Version (NIV) verses.
Unless otherwise stated, links applicable in both King James & NIV.

Isaac's birth foretold - Genesis 17:15-21
Isaac spared as a sacrifice - Genesis 22:2-9
Isaac marries Rebekah prior to Sarah's death - Genesis 24
Isaac receives Abraham's inheritance - Genesis 25:5-11
Rebecca gives birth to Jacob and Esau - Genesis 25:21-26
Isaac's family thrives despite a famine - Genesis 26
Jacob tricks Isaac into giving him Esau's birthright with the help of his mother, Rebecca - Genesis 27
Isaac sends Jacob to Laban (his uncle) to choose a wife - Genesis 28

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