Patriarchs
Jacob
Renamed Israel after wrestling with God; father of the twelve patriarchs; led the family to Egypt.
Family & dates
Scripture references
Every chapter that names Jacob
62 chapters- Genesis· 8· 15· 9· 16· 19· 23· 20· 10· 10· 17· 1· 3· 5· 1· 3· 13· 5· 4· 6· 2
- Exodus· 2· 1· 3· 1· 2· 1
- Leviticus· 1
- Numbers· 1
- Deuteronomy· 1· 1· 2· 1· 1· 1
- Joshua· 1
- 1 Samuel· 1
- 2 Kings· 1
- 1 Chronicles· 1
- Psalms· 3
- Isaiah· 1· 1· 1
- Jeremiah· 1
- Ezekiel· 1· 1
- Hosea· 2
- Micah· 1
- Malachi· 1
- Matthew· 1· 1· 1
- Mark· 1
- Luke· 1· 1· 1· 1
- John· 3
- Acts· 1· 6
- Romans· 1· 1
- Hebrews· 3
Where the name Jacob means a people or place
82 chaptersIn these verses the name stands for the tribe, nation or land named after Jacob, so they aren't counted above.
- Exodus· 1 house of Jacob
- Numbers· 4 Jacob as the nation Israel· 3 Jacob as the nation Israel
- Deuteronomy· 1 Jacob as the nation Israel· 3 Jacob as the nation Israel
- Joshua· 1 Jacob as the nation Israel
- 2 Samuel· 1 God of Jacob (a title of God; may mean Jacob himself or his descendants)
- 1 Kings· 1 sons of Jacob
- 2 Kings· 1 descendants of Jacob
- 1 Chronicles· 1 sons of Jacob
- Psalms· 1 Jacob as the nation Israel· 1 God of Jacob (a title of God; may mean Jacob himself or his descendants)
Chapter list adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), based on STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), and checked against the BSB text.
Notes & controversies
- Bilhah and Zilpah are called 'maidservants' given as wives; some traditions distinguish concubinage from full marriage.