וַיֶּעְתַּ֨ר יִצְחָ֤ק לַֽיהוָה֙ לְנֹ֣כַח אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י עֲקָרָ֖ה הִ֑וא וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר לוֹ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַתַּ֖הַר רִבְקָ֥ה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
Lalu Ishak memohon dengan sangat kepada Yang Mahakekal, berhadapan dengan istrinya, karena istrinya mandul. Yang Mahakekal pun mengabulkan permohonannya, lalu Ribka, istrinya, mengandung.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“On behalf of his wife” [25:21]. Isaac prayed opposite his wife. That is to say, Isaac stood in one corner and prayed and Rebecca, his wife, stood in the other corner and prayed.9Rashi, Genesis, 25:21.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“The Lord responded to him” [25:21]. The Holy One accepted Isaac’s prayers. He was a righteous person and the son of a righteous person. However, Rebecca was a righteous woman and her father was an evildoer.10Ibid.