Jacob From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the patriarch Jacob of the Book of Genesis. For other uses, see Jacob (disambuiguation) The neutrality of this article is disputed Please see discussion on the talk page Jacob Wrestling with the Angel Gustave Dor© Jacob or Ya'akov "Holder of the heel", Standard Hebrew Yaÿaqov Tiberian Hebrew YaÿÃÂqÃ
ÂḠArabic YaÿqÃ
«b ), later known as Israel "Prince with God", Standard Hebrew Yisraþel Tiberian Hebrew YiÃ
ÂrÃÂþÃÂl Arabic IsrÃÂþël ) is a Biblical patriarch . His story is told in the Book of Genesis Jacob was continually praised by God , and never criticized. In fact, he is the only person in Scripture whom God said he "loved". ( Malachi 1:2âÂÂ3, "...I loved Jacob, and I hated Esau He purchased the birthright from his brother Esau for a pot of soup, and his wife Rachel from his uncle Laban in return for seven years labour. God later renamed Jacob to Israel after he wrestled with an angel Genesis 32:23-30), and he would become the father of the Israelites Contents edit Biography Jacob was probably born at Lahai-roi , twenty years after Isaac and Rebekah were married, at which time his father was sixty (Gen. 25:26), and | |
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