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Noun Concept
Categories: Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, Biblical twins, Book of Genesis, Gilead, Book of Genesis people
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Jacob  Biblical Jacob  Edar  Ille qui nos omnes servabit  Israel
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(Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God') WordNet 3.0
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Bible
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(Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God') WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Wikipedia
Important figure in Abrahamic religions. Wikipedia Disambiguation
In Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites Wikidata
One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans). Wiktionary
One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
patriarch
PART OF
patriarch
FR
oushpizzin
seven shepherds
CANONIZATION STATUS
patriarch
CATEGORY DOMAIN
Old Testament
CHILD
Benjamin
Issachar
Joseph
Judah
Reuben
+8 relations
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
ETHNIC GROUP
Hebrews
FATHER
Isaac
GIVEN NAME
Jacob
Izrael
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
Canaanitic
MOTHER
Rebecca
OCCUPATION
sheepherder
PARTNER IN BUSINESS OR SPORT
Esau
PLACE OF BIRTH
Palestine
PLACE OF BURIAL
Cave of the Patriarchs
PLACE OF DEATH
ancient Egypt
POSITION HELD
patriarch
prophet
PRESENT IN WORK
Koran
Genesis 25
Genesis 27
Genesis 28
Genesis 29
+14 relations
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
Yakub
Jacob in Islam
SEX OR GENDER
male
SIBLING
Esau
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
mess of pottage
Blessing of Jacob
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob wrestling with the angel
SPOUSE
Rachel
Bilhah
Leah
Zilpah
WORK LOCATION
Palestine
Harran
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Jacob
Wikipedia
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Jacob
Wikidata
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Jacob
Wiktionary
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Jacob
Wikipedia Redirections
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Biblical Jacob, Edar (Bible), Ille qui nos omnes servabit, Israel (Bible), Jacob (Bible), Prophet Jacob, sons of Jacob, Ya'akov, Ya'aqobh, Ya'aqov, Ya'kov, Ya'qob, Yaacob, Yaakov, Yaakov Avinu, Yaaqobh, Yaaqov, Yacob, Yacov, Yakuf, Yakuv, Yaʿakov, Yaʿaqov, Yaʿqob, Yaʿăqōḇ, Ya’akov, יַעֲקֹב, يعقوب
Wikidata Alias
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Israel, Ya'akov, Ya'aqov, Yaakov, Yisrael

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