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Jacob (Bible)
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Jacob
Jacob
(later given the name
Israel
) is regarded as a
Patriarch
of the
Israelites
. According to the
Book of Genesis
, Jacob (;
Standard
) was the third Hebrew progenitor with whom God made a
covenant
. He is the son of
Isaac
and
Rebecca
, the grandson of
Abraham
,
Sarah
and of
Bethuel
, and the younger twin brother of
Esau
. Jacob had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives,
Leah
and
Rachel
, and by their
handmaidens
Bilhah
and
Zilpah
.
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