Bearer 1
JacobThe third patriarch of the covenant, whom God renamed Israel after he wrestled with God, and the father of the twelve tribes.
There are 2 people named Jacob in the Bible
Compare all 2 bearers below, with the details Scripture gives to tell them apart.
Meaning of Jacob
Explained in Genesis 25:26He Grasps the Heel
- Original form
- יַעֲקֹב
- Transliteration
- Yaʻăqôb
- Language of origin
- Hebrew
- New Testament form
- Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb)
“After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.”
The best known is Jacob, first named at Genesis 25:26. The rest are listed below, most-mentioned first.
