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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.
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 .
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.
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 ...
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. [23] "Country of Syria": or "field of Syria" [24] (שדה ארם) the same with "Padan-Aram" ("Padan" means "field" in Arabic and "Aram" is Syria), the place to where Jacob fled from his brother Esau (Genesis 28:1). [22]
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 ...
In the Arba'ah Turim, Jacob traces the practical Jewish law from the Torah text and the dicta of the Talmud through the Rishonim. He used the code of Isaac Alfasi as his starting point; these views are then compared to those of Maimonides, as well as to the Ashkenazi traditions contained in the Tosafist literature.
Some Biblical scholars regard the account of the rape of Dinah as an aetiological myth, created by the Jahwist, to justify the presence of a sanctuary at Shechem; in comparison to the Elohist's justification of the Shechem sanctuary, where the land is simply purchased by Jacob, and dedicated to El Elohe Israel (meaning El is the God of Israel ...