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Jacob

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About

Son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin of Esau. He obtained his brother's birthright and tricked his father into giving him the blessing intended for Esau. He fled to his uncle Laban, worked 14 years for his wives Rachel and Leah, and fathered the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. He wrestled with God and was renamed Israel ('one who struggles with God'). He had twelve sons who became the patriarchs of the twelve tribes.

Relationships
FatherIsaacFather
MotherRebekahMother
BrotherEsauTwin brother
SpouseRachelBeloved wife
SpouseLeahFirst wife (given by deception)
SpouseBilhahRachel's servant, mother of Dan and Naphtali
SpouseZilpahLeah's servant, mother of Gad and Asher
SonJosephSon by Rachel, sold into Egypt
SonJudahSon by Leah, ancestor of David
SonReubenFirstborn son by Leah
SonLeviSon by Leah, priestly tribe
SonSimeonSon by Leah
SonIssacharSon by Leah
SonZebulunSon by Leah
SonDanSon by Bilhah
SonNaphtaliSon by Bilhah
SonGadSon by Zilpah
SonAsherSon by Zilpah
SonBenjaminYoungest son by Rachel
DaughterDinahDaughter by Leah
Key Scripture Appearances
Genesis 25:26
Genesis 28:10
Genesis 32:28
Genesis 46:2
Hebrews 11:21

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