Jacob (patronymic)

or Create a free account

Your Faithlife account signs you in to all our sites.

Free Bible Study Tools

Full Name

Password

By registering for an account, you agree to Faithlife’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Registering account…

This account already exists.

Did you forget your password?

There was an error while trying to create your account. Please try again soon.

Looking to help your church and family stay connected to the Word while social distancing?
Check out our free church library, church online resources, and family resources.

Learn more

Jacob (patronymic)

Israelites • Jacob

Expand all Collapse all

Dictionaries

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Jacob (Person)

JACOB (PERSON) [Heb yaʿăqob (יַעֲקָב)]. Var. ISRAEL. 1. The biblical patriarch and eponymous ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel. See JACOB NARRATIVE.2. The son of Matthan and father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, according to Matthew’s genealogy tying Joseph to the house of David and Solomon

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Jacob (patronymic)

D. Summary Archeological discoveries and the studies of the Albright school acted as a stimulus to conservative scholarship. Despite the many attractive ideas to be found in these studies—and their conclusions must frequently command assent—the basic attitude of doubting whatever cannot be supported

The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5

Jacob (2)

JACOB, (יַעֲקֹב‎, ya‛ăḳōbh; Ἰακώβ, Iakō̇b):(1) The patriarch (see preceding art.).(2) The father of Joseph the husband of Mary (Mt 1:15, 16).(3) Patronymic denoting the Israelites (Isa 10:21; 14:1; Jer 10:16).