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Jacob (Bible)

Jacob
Born Canaan
Died 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)
Jacob/Israel
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Russian Orthodox Icon of St. Jacob, 18th century (Iconostasis) of Kizhi monastery, Russia
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 (/ˈkəb/; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹבStandard 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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