Hi again, Suzanne. I have a question, as this was a marriage entry, is it possible that Isaac didn't know who his father was? In other words would illegitimacy be a possible answer to the "problem"? I know we discussed illegitimacy a while ago, on list, but I can't remember any definitive answer! Sherry On 28/04/2008, Suzanne Lieberman <sfl@netvision.net.il> wrote: > > > However, the next bit reads son > of Avraham Avinu. He confirmed that this is normally the name given to a > convert. The only other reason it would be used is if the party writing > the > gravestone did not know Itsik's father's name, they would write AA, as the > father of all Jews. > >