three patriarchs actively worship God by building altars and offering sacrifices (12:7–8; 13:18; 22:9; 26:25; 35:1–7). Fourth, as noted above, the concept of “seed” implies a resemblance between the “seed” and the one who has produced it. In the context of Genesis, this suggests that sons will resemble their fathers. The most obvious example of this comes in the record of Isaac’s stay in the region of Gerar (26:1–33). Here Isaac’s behavior mirrors closely that of his father. Like Abraham, he pretends