Genesis 27:2

And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

Cross-reference

Genesis 35:29 Historical context

In Genesis 35:29, Isaac dies 'old and full of days' — the death he anticipated without knowing its timing is finally narrated.

In Genesis 48:21, Jacob also tells Joseph he is about to die but assures God will be with him. Both patriarchs face death and speak blessings over sons.

James 4:14 Parallel

In James 4:14, life is a mist and tomorrow uncertain — directly paralleling Isaac's honest admission that he does not know the day of his death.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 urges doing all you can before Sheol. Isaac, sensing death's approach, moves to bless Esau — acting with urgency while he still can.

Isaiah 38:1 Parallel

Isaiah 38:1 tells Hezekiah to set his house in order because he will die. Both passages involve facing mortality and preparing to speak final words to loved ones.

Proverbs 27:1 warns 'do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring' — directly echoing Isaac's uncertainty about the day of his death.

Mark 13:35 Parallel

In Mark 13:35, the master's return comes at an unknown hour — echoing Isaac's reckoning that he cannot know the day of his death.

In Hebrews 11:13, the patriarchs die in faith without receiving the promises — Isaac's mortality awareness fits this pattern of faithful living toward death.