Jacob (jā`kəb), in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing that the dying Isaac had intended for his older son. Esau became so enraged that Jacob fled to his uncle, Laban, in Paddan-aram. On his way, at Bethel, he had a vision of angels ascending and descending the ladder to heaven. After 20 years serving Laban, Jacob started back to his native land with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and his many sons—the eponymous ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel. On the banks of the Jabbok, Jacob wrestled with an angel, received the name of Israel tribes of Israel were named for 10 sons of Jacob ( Reuben , Simeon , Judah , Zebulun , Issachar , Dan , Gad , Asher , Naphtali , and Benjamin ) and the two sons of Jacob's son Joseph ( Ephraim and Manasseh ); the 13th tribe, Levi (the third of Jacob's sons), was set apart and had
..... Click the link for more information. , and reconciled with Esau the next day. Later, Jacob migrated to Egypt, where he was reunited with his son Joseph Joseph, one of the heroes of the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis. He is presented as the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold as a boy into slavery by his brothers, who were jealous of Joseph's dreams and of his coat of many colors given him by Jacob.
..... Click the link for more information. . Jacob died there, but his sons buried him in the family plot at Machpelah. Modern biblical scholars question the historicity of Jacob. In the New Testament the name James is equivalent to the Hebrew Jacob.

Jacob

Hebrew patriarch, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, and the traditional ancestor of the people of Israel. His story is told in the Book of Genesis. The younger twin brother of Esau, he used trickery to gain Isaac's blessing and Esau's birthright. On a journey to Canaan he wrestled all night with an angel, who blessed him and gave him the name Israel. Jacob had 13 children, 10 of whom founded tribes of Israel. His favorite son, Joseph, was sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, but the family was later reunited when a famine forced the brothers to go to Egypt to seek grain.

Jacob

1. Old Testament the son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau, and father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel

2. any of an ancient breed of sheep having a fleece with dark brown patches and two or four horns

Jacob

dressed as Esau to obtain father’s blessing. [O.T.: Genesis 27:15–16]

See : Disguise

Jacob

serves Laban for fourteen years before receiving permission to marry Rachel. [O.T.: Gen. 24:34]

See : Patience

Jacob

through guile, obtained blessing intended for Esau. [O.T.: Genesis 27:18–29]

See : Trickery

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