ID: 901000501 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000501	Record Type: Character/Person

	Jacob (Old Testament character)

Note: Hebrew patriarch who was the grandson of Abraham, the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the traditional ancestor of the people of Israel. Stories about Jacob in the Bible begin at Genesis 25:19. According to the Old Testament, Jacob was the younger twin brother of Esau. The two are representatives of two different grades of social order, Jacob being a pastoralist and Esau a nomadic hunter.

Names:

	Jacob (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Yaʿaqov (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Yaʿqūb (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Israel (Old Testament character) (b,English,U,N)
	Yisraʾel (Old Testament character) (Hebrew (transliterated),U,N)
	Isrāʾīl (Old Testament character) (Arabic,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Jacob (Old Testament character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Joseph's sons blessed by Jacob
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Life of Joseph, son of Jacob (Abrahamic religion narrative), Joseph's sons blessed by Jacob (Old Testament narrative)) [901002140]

	consort/spouse of .... Rachel
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Rachel (Old Testament character)) [901001913]

	child of .... Isaac
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Isaac (Old Testament character)) [901000952]

	child of .... Rebekah
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Rebekah (Old Testament character)) [901000955]

	parent of .... Joseph, son of Jacob
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Joseph, son of Jacob (Old Testament character)) [901000525]

	parent of .... Benjamin
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Benjamin (Old Testament character)) [901001914]

	sibling of .... Esau
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Esau (Old Testament character)) [901000500]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... patriarch
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hebrew (culture or style)
	.....(West Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Jacob (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Yaʿaqov (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Yaʿqūb (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Israel (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Yisraʾel (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Isrāʾīl (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Jacob," accessed 30 June 2017