Father of the twelve tribes · Patriarchs, c. 1850 BC

Jacob in the Bible

Also called Israel

Jacob takes his brother's blessing by deception, meets God on a stairway at Bethel, works fourteen years for Rachel, and wrestles through the night at the Jabbok until he is renamed Israel. His twelve sons become the tribes that carry the nation's name.

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Verses mentioning Jacob

386 occurrences across 346 verses in the King James Version.

  1. Genesis 28:16

    And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

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  2. Genesis 28:18

    And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

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  3. Genesis 28:20

    And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

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  4. Genesis 29:1

    Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. went: Heb. lift up his feet people: Heb. children

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  5. Genesis 29:4

    And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

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  6. Genesis 29:10

    And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

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  7. Genesis 29:11

    And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

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  8. Genesis 29:12

    And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

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  9. Genesis 29:13

    And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. tidings: Heb. hearing

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  10. Genesis 29:15

    And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

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  11. Genesis 29:18

    And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

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  12. Genesis 29:20

    And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

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  13. Genesis 29:21

    And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

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  14. Genesis 29:28

    And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

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  15. Genesis 30:1

    And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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  16. Genesis 30:2

    And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

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  17. Genesis 30:4

    And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

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  18. Genesis 30:5

    And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

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  19. Genesis 30:7

    And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

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  20. Genesis 30:9

    When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

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  21. Genesis 30:10

    And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

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  22. Genesis 30:12

    And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

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  23. Genesis 30:16

    And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

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  24. Genesis 30:17

    And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

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  25. Genesis 30:19

    And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

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