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Person · named in 1009 verses

Jacob (Israel)

In the family line of Jesus Joseph's line (Matthew 1) and Mary's line (Luke 3) both run through here. They split after David: Joseph's through Solomon, Mary's through Nathan.

Jacob (Israel) lived 1836–1689 BC.

Born
1836 BC
Died
1689 BC
Father
Isaac
Mother
Rebekah
Married to
Bilhah, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah
Brothers and sisters
Esau (Edom)
Children
Gad, Dan, Levi (patriarch), Benjamin (patriarch), Issachar, Reuben, Dinah, Asher, Zebulun, Simeon, Judah (patriarch), Joseph (son of Jacob), Naphtali

Who else was around

Jacob (Israel) and the people whose lives overlapped. Tap a bar to compare.

  1. Eber (Heber)2281–1817 BC
  2. Abraham1996–1821 BC
  3. Ishmael (Son of Hagar)1910–1773 BC
  4. Isaac1896–1716 BC
  5. Jacob (Israel)1836–1689 BC
  6. Esau (Edom)c. 1836–1712 BC
  7. Canaanc. 1796–1689 BC
  8. Judah (patriarch)c. 1755–1689 BC
  9. Joseph (son of Jacob)1745–1635 BC
  10. Benjamin (patriarch)c. 1739–1689 BC
  11. Job1720–1580 BC
  12. Manasseh (son of Joseph)c. 1709–1689 BC
  13. Ephraimc. 1708–1689 BC

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Events

  1. 1836 BC Birth of Jacob and Esau
  2. 1836 BC Lifetime of Jacob
  3. 1758 BC Birth of Reuben
  4. 1757 BC Birth of Simeon
  5. 1756 BC Birth of Levi
  6. 1755 BC Birth of Judah
  7. 1755 BC Birth of Dan
  8. 1754 BC Birth of Naphtali
  9. 1753 BC Birth of Gad
  10. 1752 BC Birth of Asher
  11. 1752 BC Birth of Issachar
  12. 1751 BC Birth of Zebulon
  13. 1750 BC Birth of Dinah
  14. 1745 BC Birth of Joseph
  15. 1739 BC Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin
  16. 1728 BC Joseph sold to Egypt
  17. 1718 BC Joseph imprisoned
  18. 1708 BC 7 years of famine
  19. 1706 BC Joseph's brothers return to Egypt
  20. 1689 BC Death of Jacob

Books that name Jacob (Israel)

Genesis4004–1617 BCExodus1491 BCLeviticus1491–1490 BCNumbers1490–1451 BCDeuteronomy1491–1451 BCJoshua1451–1427 BCJudges1414–1120 BC1 Samuel1165–1056 BC2 Samuel1053–1015 BC1 Kings1015–889 BC2 Kings896–562 BC1 Chronicles1056–1015 BC2 Chronicles1015–536 BCEzra522–456 BCNehemiah446–445 BCPsalms1062–444 BCIsaiah759–698 BCJeremiah612–562 BCLamentations588 BCEzekiel595–572 BCDaniel603–534 BCHosea785–725 BCJoel800 BCAmos787 BCObadiah587 BCMicah750–710 BCNahum713 BCMalachi397 BCMatthewAD 26–33MarkAD 28–33Luke5 BC – AD 33JohnAD 27–33ActsAD 33–62RomansAD 602 CorinthiansAD 60HebrewsAD 64RevelationAD 96

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