father of Esau and Jacob

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• Esau — • The eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca, the twin brother of Jacob Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Esau     Esau     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Esau — The birth of Esau and Jacob, as painted by Benjamin West Esau (  / …   Wikipedia

• Jacob —    One who follows on another s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2 4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai roi, when his father was fifty nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty nine… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ESAU — (Heb. עֵשָׂו; meaning uncertain; see below), the firstborn son of isaac and rebekah , the twin brother of jacob (Gen. 25:24–26). Esau is also called Edom (25:30) and is the ancestor of the Edomites (Gen. 36; Mal. 1:2–3; see edom ). The Bible does …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Jacob — [jā′kəb] n. [LL(Ec) Jacobus < Gr Iakōbos < Heb Jaʼaqob, Jacob, lit., seizing by the heel of (cf. Gen. 25:26)] 1. a masculine name: dim. Jake, Jack; var. James; equiv. Fr. Jacques, It. Giácomo 2. Bible a son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau,… …   English World dictionary

• Jacob — /jay keuhb/ for 1, 3; Fr. /zhann kawb / for 2, n. 1. the second son of Isaac, the twin brother of Esau, and father of the 12 patriarchs. Gen. 25:24 34. 2. François /frddahonn swann /, born 1920, French geneticist: Nobel prize for medicine 1965. 3 …   Universalium

• Jacob Shaw (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Jacob Shaw real name=Jacob Shaw species=Human mutate publisher=Marvel Comics debut= X Men: Hellfire Club #3 (March, 2000) creators=Ben Raab Charlie Adlard alliance… …   Wikipedia

• Jacob — Son of Isaac and Rebekah, and brother of Esau whom he twice outwitted (Gen. 25:29 ff.; 27). The traditions about Jacob were compiled over several centuries but in so far as it can be assumed that Jacob was a historical person he is likely to have …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Jacob — noun /ˈdʒeɪkəb/ a) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites. And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents b) A breed …   Wiktionary

• Jacob (given name) — Famous persons with the given name Jacob= Theological* Jacob, son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau, and grandson of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible * Yaqub, Qur an see Islamic view of Jacob * Yakub, Nation of Islam * Saint James * Jakub, Polish and… …   Wikipedia