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  2. Jacob - Wikipedia

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    Jacob, [a] later given the name Israel, [b] is a patriarch regarded as the forefather of the Israelites, according to Abrahamic religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis , originating from the Hebrew tradition in the Torah .

  3. Twelve Tribes of Israel - Wikipedia

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    Jacob, later called Israel, was the second-born son of Isaac and Rebecca, the younger twin brother of Esau, and the grandson of Abraham and Sarah. According to biblical texts, he was chosen by God to be the patriarch of the Israelite nation. From what is known of Jacob, he had two wives, sisters Leah and Rachel, and two concubines, Bilhah and ...

  4. Patriarchs (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age. They play significant roles in Hebrew scripture during ...

  5. Jacob wrestling with the angel - Wikipedia

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    In the Genesis patriarchal narrative, Jacob spent the night alone on a riverside during his journey back to Canaan. [1] He encounters a "man" who proceeds to wrestle with him until dawn. [1] In the end, Jacob is given the name Israel and blessed, while the "man" refuses to give his own name.

  6. Israelites - Wikipedia

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    In the Hebrew Bible, Israel first appears in Genesis 32:29, where an angel gives the name to Jacob after the latter fought with him. [30] [31] [32] The folk etymology given in the text derives Israel from yisra, "to prevail over" or "to struggle with", and El, a Canaanite-Mesopotamian creator god that is tenuously identified with Yahweh.

  7. Penuel - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of Jacob Wrestling with the Angel at Penuel, by Eugène Delacroix.. Penuel (or Pniel, Pnuel; Hebrew: פְּנוּאֵל ‎ Pənūʾēl) is a place described in the Hebrew Bible as being not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan River and south of the river Jabbok in present-day Jordan.

  8. Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as ...

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    The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was ...

  9. Jacob's Ladder - Wikipedia

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    Picture of the Jacob's Ladder in the original Luther Bibles (of 1534 and also 1545). Jacob's Ladder (Biblical Hebrew: סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב ‎, romanized: Sūllām Yaʿăqōḇ) is a ladder or staircase leading to Heaven that was featured in a dream the Biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his flight from his brother Esau in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28).