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Jacob names 6 things on this site
- Jacob, a person of Scripture.The heel-grasping supplanter reshaped at Peniel into 'Israel, he who strives with God' — father of the twelve tribes.
- Jacob, a heading of the topical index.A heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- Jacob Wrestles the Angel: Genesis 32, MannaFest, a featured study.A featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- Jacob Have I Loved, a featured study.The election thread: Genesis 25:23's oracle, the twins' story enacted, Obadiah's centuries-downstream outworking, Malachi 1:2-5's retrospective, and Romans 9's use: with the comparative and…
- Jacob of Edessa, a voice this site quotes.Jacob was born about 640 at Aindaba, near Antioch, in the first generation of Syrian Christians to live under Arab rule. He studied at the monastery of Qenneshre on the…
- Jacob of Serugh, a voice this site quotes.Jacob was born about 451 at Kurtam, a village on the Euphrates in the region of Serugh, in what is now southeastern Turkey. His father was a priest. He studied at the famous…
Featured studies
5 results- StudyObadiah: the Study GuideThe OT's shortest book carries one of its largest claims: Edom's proud fall in the clefts of the rock previews the Day of the LORD on every nation that lifts itself against Zion: and closes with the…
- StudyJacob Wrestles the Angel: Genesis 32, MannaFestA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyJacob's Ladder: Genesis 28, MannaFestA fleeing deceiver lies down on a stone and meets God, a ladder set between heaven and earth that Jesus claims as Himself.
- StudyJacob Have I LovedThe election thread: Genesis 25:23's oracle, the twins' story enacted, Obadiah's centuries-downstream outworking, Malachi 1:2-5's retrospective, and Romans 9's use: with the comparative and…
- StudyNumbers: the Study GuideTwo censuses bracket a generation's unbelief and a generation's hope: the bronze serpent, Balaam's Star out of Jacob, and the Aaronic Blessing's oldest words.
Verses
375 results- VerseGenesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
- VerseGenesis 25:31“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
- VerseGenesis 28:10Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.
- VerseGenesis 30:10And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
- VersePsalms 79:7for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.
People
7 results- PersonJacobThe heel-grasping supplanter reshaped at Peniel into 'Israel, he who strives with God' — father of the twelve tribes.
- PersonBalaam son of BeorThe Mesopotamian diviner hired by Balak to curse Israel, rebuked by his own donkey, and constrained to bless four times — the Star out of Jacob among his oracles; attested…
- PersonLeahJacob's unloved first wife, on whom the LORD's eye fell — the mother of Judah, the messianic tribe, and of Levi, the priestly tribe.
- PersonRachelJacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin, who dies on the road to Bethlehem — later wept for in the prophets (Jer 31:15; Matt 2:18).
- PersonJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (Matt 1:3).
Places
7 results- PlacePenielThe ford of the Jabbok where Jacob wrestled God 'face to face' (Gen 32:30).
- PlaceHaranThe city in upper Mesopotamia where Terah died and Abram received his call, where Jacob served Laban twenty years for his wives and flocks, and which the prophets later name…
- PlaceBethelThe house of God, where Jacob saw the ladder and heard the promise, where he returned to raise an altar, and where Jeroboam’s golden calf later stood until Josiah broke the…
- PlacePaddan-aramThe region of Laban's household where Jacob sojourns, marries, and prospers (Gen 28–31).
- PlaceGoshenThe fertile delta region where Jacob's family settles in Egypt (Gen 47).
Words (Strong's)
- WordH3290 יַעֲקֹב · Yaʻăqôb (Hebrew)Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch. The Hebrew word stands 350 times in the original text.
- WordG2384 Ἰακώβ · Iakṓb (Greek)Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites. The Greek word stands 27 times in the original text.
- WordH123 אֱדֹם · ʼĔdôm (Hebrew)Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob. The Hebrew word stands 99 times in the original text.
- WordH1144 בִּנְיָמִין · Binyâmîyn (Hebrew)Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob. The Hebrew word stands 166 times in the original text.
- WordH3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל · Yisrâʼêl (Hebrew)Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob. The Hebrew word stands 2,507 times in the original text.
Themes
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1 resultProphecies
2 results- ProphecySon of JacobBalaam prophesied that a Star and Sceptre would arise from Jacob (Israel), further narrowing the messianic lineage.
- ProphecyFrom the Tribe of JudahJacob's blessing narrowed the messianic line to the tribe of Judah. The sceptre (kingship) would remain with Judah until 'Shiloh' (the Messiah) came.
Voices
4 results- VoiceJacob of EdessaJacob was born about 640 at Aindaba, near Antioch, in the first generation of Syrian Christians to live under Arab rule. He studied at the monastery of Qenneshre on the…
- VoiceJacob of SerughJacob was born about 451 at Kurtam, a village on the Euphrates in the region of Serugh, in what is now southeastern Turkey. His father was a priest. He studied at the famous…
- VoiceJacob Bar-SalibiHe was born Jacob at Melitene, in what is now eastern Turkey, and took the name Dionysius when he was made a bishop. Syriac writers usually call him Bar Salibi — son of Salibi…
- VoiceCindy JacobsCindy Jacobs (born 1951) is an American Independent Charismatic prophet, intercessor, speaker, author, and the co-founder (with husband Mike Jacobs, 1985) of Generals…
Apocrypha (study resources)
34 results- Study resourceSirach 36:11Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning.
- Study resource2 Esdras 12:46Be of good comfort, O Israel; and be not heavy, thou house of Jacob:
- Study resourcePrayer of Manasseh 1:1O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed;
- Study resource2 Esdras 6:9For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth.
- Study resource2 Esdras 9:30And thou spakest saying, Hear me, O Israel; and mark my words, thou seed of Jacob.
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H3290יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchG2384Ἰακώβ Iakṓb — Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the
IsraelitesH123אֱדֹם ʼĔdôm — Edom, the elder twin-brother of JacobH1144בִּנְיָמִין Binyâmîyn — Binjamin, youngest son of JacobH3478יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl — Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH1835דָּן Dân — Dan, one of the sons of Jacob