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Jacob is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. The English form is derived from the Latin Iacobus , from the Greek Ἰάκωβος ( Iakobos ), ultimately from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב ( Yaʿaqōḇ ), the name of Jacob , biblical patriarch of the Israelites , and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions .
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.
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Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Ziyarid dynasty, 928–1043 AD: 1 Mardavij: Abolhajjaj, Emir ?–934 928 934 son of Ziyar He was a Zoroastrian. 2 Voshmgir: Abutaher ?–967 934 967 son of Ziyar 3 Bisotoon: Zahir od-Dowleh ?–976 967– 976 son of Voshmgir: 4 Qabus: Shams ol-Ma ...
The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 4:The Period from the Arab invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge University Press. pp. 90– 135. al-Tabari. The History of Prophets and Kings. The History of al-Tabari, Vol. 36: The Revolt of the Zanj A.D. 869-879/A.H. 255-265. SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies. Translated by David Waines. SUNY Press. 2015.
His sons, for the first time, listened to him and departed for Egypt. When one of Jacob's sons returned to Canaan with the good news of Joseph and Benjamin in Egypt, he came with a shirt that Joseph had given him, which he had told him to cast over their father's face, [26] to remove Jacob's blindness and grief. Thus, the son followed the ...
James Intercisus (Latin: Jacobus Intercisus; born in Beth Huzaye, died 27th November 420 AD in Beth Lapat), commonly known as Mor Yaqoub M’Pasqo Sahada (Syriac: ܡܪ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ ܣܗܕܐ, romanized: Mor Yaqōb M'pasqō Saḥāda), also called James the Mutilated, James the Persian or Jacob the Persian (also known in Cyprus as Akouphos) , was a Persian [3] Christian saint born in ...
Yakub, Yaqub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yacoub, Yakoub or Yaâkub (Arabic: يعقوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb or Ya'kūb, also transliterated in other ways; Yakob, as commonly westernized) is a male given name. It is the Arabic version of Jacob and James. The Arabic form Ya'qūb/Ya'kūb may be direct from the Hebrew or indirectly through Syriac. [1]