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Jacob

second-born son of Isaac (GEN 25:25-26)

Personmale1,051 verses
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Names

  • Jacob — יַעֲקֹ֑ב yaaqov “follower, replacer, one who follows at the heel” (H3290) · Ιακωβ Iakob (G2384) — Genesis 25:26
  • Israel — יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yisərael “he struggles with G-d [El]” (H3478) · Ισραηλ Israēl (G2474) — given by God — Genesis 32:28
  • Jesherun — יְשֻׁרוּן yəshurun “upright” (H3484) · Ιακωβ Iakōb “Jacob” (G2384) — Deuteronomy 32:15

Titles

  • Israel My servant — יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדִּ֔י yisərael avədiy “Israel [my] servant” (H5650) · Ισραηλ, παῖς μου Israēl, paîs mou “Israel servant [attendant?] mine” (G1473) — given by God — Isaiah 41:8
  • Jacob My servant — יַעֲקֹב עַבְדִּי yaaqov avədiy “Jacob [my] servant” (H5650) · παῖς μου Ιακωβ paîs mou Iakōb “servant [attendant?] mine Jacob” (G2384) — given by God — Isaiah 44:1
  • My servant Jacob — עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב avədiy yaaqov “my servant Jacob” (H3290) · Ιακωβ τοῦ παιδός Iakōb tou͂ paidós “Jacob the child [servant?]” (G3816) — given by God — Isaiah 45:4
  • Israel My chosen [one] — יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּחִירִי yisərael bəchiyriy “Israel [my] chosen [one]” (H972) · Ισραηλ τοῦ ἐκλεκτοῦ Israēl tou͂ e̓klektou͂ “Israel the chosen” (G1588) — given by God — Isaiah 45:4
  • My servant Israel — עַבְדִּי יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל avədiy yisərael “[my] servant Israel” (H3478) · Δοῦλός μου εἶ σύ, Ισραηλ Dou͂lós mou ei̓͂ sú, Israēl “[our?] servant is you Israel” (G2474) — given by God — Isaiah 49:3

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Dated events

  • Birth of Jacob — 2,170 AH · 1,836 BC (Ussher) · aged 0 — Genesis 25:26
  • Jacob deceives Isaac for the blessing — 2,247 AH · 1,760 BC (Ussher) · aged 77 — Genesis 27:35
  • Jacob departed to Paddan-aram — 2,247 AH · 1,760 BC (Ussher) · aged 77 — Genesis 28:5
  • Jacob married Leah — 2,254 AH · 1,759 BC (Ussher) · aged 84 — Genesis 29:20
  • Jacob married Rachel — 2,254 AH · 1,759 BC (Ussher) · aged 69 — Genesis 29:20
  • Jacob (and family) return to Canaan — 2,267 AH · 1,739 BC (Ussher) · aged 97 — Genesis 31:41
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel and has his name changed to Israel — 2,267 AH · 1,739 BC (Ussher) · aged 97 — Genesis 32:24
  • Jacob went to Egypt — 2,300 AH · 1,706 BC (Ussher) · aged 130 — Genesis 47:9
  • Death of Jacob — 2,317 AH · 1,689 BC (Ussher) · aged 147 — Genesis 47:28

Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.

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