Jacob
♂Also known as Israel · Yaakov · Heel-grabber
Description
Younger twin of Esau; obtained the birthright and blessing. Fled to Paddan-Aram; served Laban twenty years and married Leah and Rachel (and their handmaids Bilhah and Zilpah). Wrestled with the Angel of Yahweh and was renamed Israel ('he strives with God'). Father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Relationships
Family tree
Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.
