Jacob
second-born son of Isaac (GEN 25:25-26)
Personmale1,051 verses
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
Family
- father of Reuben
- father of Simeon (second-born son of Jacob, son of Leah) (inferred)
- father of Levi (third-born son of Jacob, son of Leah) (inferred)
- father of Judah (fourth-born son of Jacob, son of Leah) (inferred)
- father of Dan
- father of Naphtali
- father of Gad (seventh-born son of Jacob, son of Zilpah…)
- father of Asher
- father of Issachar (ninth-born son of Jacob, son of Leah) (inferred)
- father of Zebulun (inferred)
- father of Dinah (inferred)
- father of Joseph (eleventh-born son of Jacob and Rachel) (inferred)
- father of Benjamin (twelfth-born son of Jacob and Rachel) (inferred)
Ancestry
- ancestor of Zerubbabel (returned to Judah after the Babylonian…)
- ancestor of Jeshua (returned to Judah after the Babylonian…)
- ancestor of Nehemiah (returned to Judah after the Babylonian…)
- ancestor of Reelaiah
- ancestor of Mordecai (returned to Judah after the Babylonian…)
- ancestor of Bilshan
- ancestor of Mispar
- ancestor of Bigvai
- ancestor of Rehum (returned to Judah after the Babylonian…)
- ancestor of Baanah (returned to Judah after the Babylonian…)
- ancestor of Parosh (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Shephatiah (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Arah (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Pahath-moab
- ancestor of Joab (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Elam (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Zattu
- ancestor of Zaccai
- ancestor of Bani (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Bebai
- ancestor of Azgad
- ancestor of Adonikam
- ancestor of Adin
- ancestor of Hezekiah (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Bezai
- ancestor of Jorah
- ancestor of Hashum (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Gibbar
- ancestor of Azmaveth (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Nebo
- ancestor of Magbish
- ancestor of Elam ("the other Elam" whose sons (descendants)…)
- ancestor of Harim (his sons (descendants) returned to Judah…)
- ancestor of Senaah
- ancestor of Haggai (inferred)
- ancestor of Iddo ([grand] father of Zechariah the prophet) (inferred)
- ancestor of Adonijah (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Azzur (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Hodiah (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Hariph (inferred)
- ancestor of Anathoth (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Nebai (inferred)
- ancestor of Magpiash (inferred)
- ancestor of Hezir (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Jaddua (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Pelatiah (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Hanan (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Anaiah (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Hoshea (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Pilha (inferred)
- ancestor of Shobek (inferred)
- ancestor of Hashabnah (inferred)
- ancestor of Ahiah (inferred)
- ancestor of Hanan (non-Levite leader) (inferred)
- ancestor of Anan (inferred)
Marriage
Associations
- servant of YHVH
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.
Place of death
- Goshen 1 — Death of Jacob (Genesis 47:27)
Recorded at
- Canaan — Jacob (and family) return to Canaan (Genesis 33:18)
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Egypt — 71 shared verses
- Jordan — 19 shared verses
- Jerusalem — 17 shared verses
- Bethel 1 — 10 shared verses
- Moab 1 — 9 shared verses
- Jericho 1 — 8 shared verses
- Gilead 1 — 7 shared verses
- Paddan-aram — 7 shared verses
- Zion — 7 shared verses
- Midian — 6 shared verses
- Mizpah 3 — 6 shared verses
- Ammon — 5 shared verses
and 116 further places named alongside this person.
Appearances
- Genesis 25:26
- Genesis 25:27
- Genesis 25:28
- Genesis 25:29
- Genesis 25:30
- Genesis 25:31
- Genesis 25:33
- Genesis 25:34
- Genesis 27:6
- Genesis 27:11
- Genesis 27:15
- Genesis 27:17
and 1039 further references.