Jacob

Renamed Israel by God; the father of the twelve sons whose families became the tribes of Israel.

Patriarchs341 references in 28 booksIn theological review

The facts, as Scripture gives them

Lived: Died at 147 years (Genesis 47:28). Dates not given in Scripture.
Region: Canaan, then Haran in Paddan-aram for twenty years, back to Canaan, and down to Egypt in his old age. (Genesis 28:2; Genesis 31:38; Genesis 46:6)
The name: Named Jacob because at his birth his hand grasped his brother Esau's heel. After he wrestled at Peniel, God renamed him Israel, because he had struggled with God and with men, and prevailed. (Genesis 25:26; Genesis 32:28)

Key verses

Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.

Genesis 28:15 (BSB)

Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

Genesis 32:28 (BSB)

What they did

Bought Esau's birthright, and later received Isaac's blessing dressed as his brother. (Genesis 25:31-34; Genesis 27:1-29)
Saw the ladder at Bethel and heard God's promise: I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go. (Genesis 28:12-15)
Served Laban fourteen years for Leah and Rachel, and six for the flocks. (Genesis 31:38-41)
Wrestled with God at Peniel through the night and was renamed Israel. (Genesis 32:24-28)
Met Esau again and was reconciled with him. (Genesis 33:1-11)
Went down to Egypt with his whole household, and blessed Pharaoh. (Genesis 46:6; Genesis 47:7-10)
On his deathbed blessed Joseph's sons and prophesied over his own twelve sons. (Genesis 48:8-22; Genesis 49:1-28)

Family

Father: Isaac (Genesis 25:26)
Mother: Rebekah (Genesis 25:26)
Spouse: Leah (Genesis 29:23); Rachel (Genesis 29:28); Bilhah (Genesis 30:4); Zilpah (Genesis 30:9)
Siblings: Esau (Genesis 25:25-26)
Children: Reuben (Genesis 29:32); Simeon (Genesis 29:33); Levi (Genesis 29:34); Judah (Genesis 29:35); Dan (Genesis 30:6); Naphtali (Genesis 30:8); Gad (Genesis 30:11); Asher (Genesis 30:13); Issachar (Genesis 30:18); Zebulun (Genesis 30:20); Dinah (Genesis 30:21); Joseph (Genesis 30:24); Benjamin (Genesis 35:18)

Connected to

Isaac: His father (Genesis 25:26)
Esau: His twin brother (Genesis 25:25-26)
Laban: His uncle and father-in-law, who tricked him over Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29:10-28)
Joseph: His son by Rachel, sold into Egypt and raised to rule it (Genesis 37:3; Genesis 45:25-28)
Rachel: His beloved wife, who died bearing Benjamin (Genesis 29:28; Genesis 35:18-19)

Mentioned in

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Psalm, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Malachi, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Hebrews.

Every reference (341)

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 · Genesis 27:19 · Genesis 27:21 · Genesis 27:22 · Genesis 27:30 · Genesis 27:36 · Genesis 27:41 · Genesis 27:42 · Genesis 27:46 · Genesis 28:1 · Genesis 28:5 · Genesis 28:6 · Genesis 28:7 · Genesis 28:10 · Genesis 28:16 · Genesis 28:18 · Genesis 28:20 · Genesis 29:1 · Genesis 29:4 · Genesis 29:10 · Genesis 29:11 · Genesis 29:12 · Genesis 29:13 · Genesis 29:15 · Genesis 29:18 · Genesis 29:20 · Genesis 29:21 · Genesis 29:28 · Genesis 30:1 · Genesis 30:2 · Genesis 30:4 · Genesis 30:5 · Genesis 30:7 · Genesis 30:9 · Genesis 30:10 · Genesis 30:12 · Genesis 30:16 · Genesis 30:17 · Genesis 30:19 · Genesis 30:25 · Genesis 30:31 · Genesis 30:36 · Genesis 30:37 · Genesis 30:40 · Genesis 30:41 · Genesis 30:42 · Genesis 31:1 · Genesis 31:2 · Genesis 31:3 · Genesis 31:4 · Genesis 31:11 · Genesis 31:17 · Genesis 31:20 · Genesis 31:22 · Genesis 31:24 · Genesis 31:25 · Genesis 31:26 · Genesis 31:29 · Genesis 31:31 · Genesis 31:32 · Genesis 31:33 · Genesis 31:36 · Genesis 31:43 · Genesis 31:45 · Genesis 31:46 · Genesis 31:47 · Genesis 31:51 · Genesis 31:53 · Genesis 31:54 · Genesis 32:1 · Genesis 32:2 · Genesis 32:3 · Genesis 32:4 · Genesis 32:6 · Genesis 32:7 · Genesis 32:9 · Genesis 32:18 · Genesis 32:20 · Genesis 32:24 · Genesis 32:25 · Genesis 32:27 · Genesis 32:28 · Genesis 32:29 · Genesis 32:30 · Genesis 32:32 · Genesis 33:1 · Genesis 33:10 · Genesis 33:17 · Genesis 33:18 · Genesis 34:1 · Genesis 34:3 · Genesis 34:5 · Genesis 34:6 · Genesis 34:7 · Genesis 34:13 · Genesis 34:19 · Genesis 34:25 · Genesis 34:27 · Genesis 34:30 · Genesis 35:1 · Genesis 35:2 · Genesis 35:4 · Genesis 35:5 · Genesis 35:6 · Genesis 35:9 · Genesis 35:10 · Genesis 35:14 · Genesis 35:15 · Genesis 35:20 · Genesis 35:22 · Genesis 35:23 · Genesis 35:26 · Genesis 35:27 · Genesis 35:29 · Genesis 36:6 · Genesis 37:1 · Genesis 37:2 · Genesis 37:34 · Genesis 42:1 · Genesis 42:4 · Genesis 42:29 · Genesis 42:36 · Genesis 45:25 · Genesis 45:27 · Genesis 46:2 · Genesis 46:5 · Genesis 46:6 · Genesis 46:8 · Genesis 46:15 · Genesis 46:18 · Genesis 46:19 · Genesis 46:22 · Genesis 46:25 · Genesis 46:26 · Genesis 46:27 · Genesis 47:7 · Genesis 47:8 · Genesis 47:9 · Genesis 47:10 · Genesis 47:28 · Genesis 48:2 · Genesis 48:3 · Genesis 49:1 · Genesis 49:2 · Genesis 49:7 · Genesis 49:24 · Genesis 49:33 · Genesis 50:24 · Exodus 1:1 · Exodus 1:5 · Exodus 2:24 · Exodus 3:6 · Exodus 3:15 · Exodus 3:16 · Exodus 4:5 · Exodus 6:3 · Exodus 6:8 · Exodus 19:3 · Exodus 33:1 · Leviticus 26:42 · Numbers 23:7 · Numbers 23:10 · Numbers 23:21 · Numbers 23:23 · Numbers 24:5 · Numbers 24:17 · Numbers 24:19 · Numbers 32:11 · Deuteronomy 1:8 · Deuteronomy 6:10 · Deuteronomy 9:5 · Deuteronomy 9:27 · Deuteronomy 29:13 · Deuteronomy 30:20 · Deuteronomy 32:9 · Deuteronomy 33:4 · Deuteronomy 33:10 · Deuteronomy 33:28 · Deuteronomy 34:4 · Joshua 24:4 · Joshua 24:32 · 1 Samuel 12:8 · 2 Samuel 23:1 · 1 Kings 18:31 · 2 Kings 13:23 · 2 Kings 17:34 · 1 Chronicles 16:13 · 1 Chronicles 16:17 · Psalm 14:7 · Psalm 20:1 · Psalm 22:23 · Psalm 24:6 · Psalm 44:4 · Psalm 46:7 · Psalm 46:11 · Psalm 47:4 · Psalm 53:6 · Psalm 59:13 · Psalm 75:9 · Psalm 76:6 · Psalm 77:15 · Psalm 78:5 · Psalm 78:21 · Psalm 78:71 · Psalm 79:7 · Psalm 81:1 · Psalm 81:4 · Psalm 84:8 · Psalm 85:1 · Psalm 87:2 · Psalm 94:7 · Psalm 99:4 · Psalm 105:6 · Psalm 105:10 · Psalm 105:23 · Psalm 114:1 · Psalm 114:7 · Psalm 132:2 · Psalm 132:5 · Psalm 135:4 · Psalm 146:5 · Psalm 147:19 · Isaiah 2:3 · Isaiah 2:5 · Isaiah 2:6 · Isaiah 8:17 · Isaiah 9:8 · Isaiah 10:20 · Isaiah 10:21 · Isaiah 14:1 · Isaiah 17:4 · Isaiah 27:6 · Isaiah 27:9 · Isaiah 29:22 · Isaiah 29:23 · Isaiah 40:27 · Isaiah 41:8 · Isaiah 41:14 · Isaiah 41:21 · Isaiah 42:24 · Isaiah 43:1 · Isaiah 43:22 · Isaiah 43:28 · Isaiah 44:1 · Isaiah 44:2 · Isaiah 44:5 · Isaiah 44:21 · Isaiah 44:23 · Isaiah 45:4 · Isaiah 45:19 · Isaiah 46:3 · Isaiah 48:1 · Isaiah 48:12 · Isaiah 48:20 · Isaiah 49:5 · Isaiah 49:6 · Isaiah 49:26 · Isaiah 58:1 · Isaiah 58:14 · Isaiah 59:20 · Isaiah 60:16 · Isaiah 65:9 · Jeremiah 2:4 · Jeremiah 5:20 · Jeremiah 10:16 · Jeremiah 10:25 · Jeremiah 30:7 · Jeremiah 30:10 · Jeremiah 30:18 · Jeremiah 31:7 · Jeremiah 31:11 · Jeremiah 33:26 · Jeremiah 46:27 · Jeremiah 46:28 · Jeremiah 51:19 · Lamentations 1:17 · Lamentations 2:2 · Lamentations 2:3 · Ezekiel 20:5 · Ezekiel 28:25 · Ezekiel 37:25 · Ezekiel 39:25 · Hosea 10:11 · Hosea 12:2 · Hosea 12:12 · Amos 3:13 · Amos 6:8 · Amos 7:2 · Amos 7:5 · Amos 8:7 · Amos 9:8 · Obadiah 1:10 · Obadiah 1:17 · Obadiah 1:18 · Micah 1:5 · Micah 2:7 · Micah 2:12 · Micah 3:1 · Micah 3:8 · Micah 3:9 · Micah 4:2 · Micah 5:7 · Micah 5:8 · Micah 7:20 · Malachi 1:2 · Malachi 2:12 · Malachi 3:6 · Matthew 1:2 · Matthew 8:11 · Matthew 22:32 · Mark 12:26 · Luke 1:33 · Luke 3:34 · Luke 13:28 · Luke 20:37 · John 4:5 · John 4:6 · John 4:12 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 7:8 · Acts 7:12 · Acts 7:14 · Acts 7:15 · Acts 7:32 · Acts 7:46 · Romans 9:13 · Romans 11:26 · Hebrews 11:9 · Hebrews 11:20 · Hebrews 11:21

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