Jacob
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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, by Rembrandt
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| Born |
c. 1650 BCE Canaan |
| Died |
c. 1500 BCE New Kingdom of Egypt |
| Other names | Israel |
| Children | 12 sons (Twelve Tribes of Israel), 1 known daughter |
| Parent(s) | Isaac and Rebecca |
| Relatives |
Abraham (grandfather) Sarah (grandmother) Ishmael (uncle) Esau (twin brother) Rachel (cousin, wife) Leah (cousin,wife) |
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| Prophet, Patriarch | |
| Venerated in |
Judaism Christianity Islam Bahá'í Faith |
| Major shrine | Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron |
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites. According to the Book of Genesis, Jacob (/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב Standard Yaʿakov) was the third Hebrew progenitor with whom God made a covenant. He is the son of Isaac and Rebecca, the grandson of Abraham, Sarah and of Bethuel, the nephew of Ishmael, and the younger twin brother of Esau. Jacob had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their handmaidens Bilhah and Zilpah.
Jacob's twelve sons, named in Genesis, were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. His only daughter mentioned in Genesis is Dinah. The twelve sons became the progenitors of the "Tribes of Israel".
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