Jacob

• Son of Isaac, and the twin brother of EsauGen 25:24–26Jos 24:41Ch 1:34Act 7:8
• Ancestor of JesusMat 1:2
• Given in answer to prayerGen 25:21
• Obtains Esau's birthright for just one bowl of stewGen 25:29–34Heb 12:16
• Fradulently obtains his father's blessingGen 27:1–29Heb 11:20
• Esau seeks to kill, escapes to Padan-aramGen 27:41–46Gen 28:1–5Hos 12:12
• His vision of the ladderGen 28:10–22
• God confirms the covenant of Abraham toGen 28:13–22Gen 35:9–151Ch 16:13–18
• Sojourns in Haran with his uncle, LabanGen 29:30Hos 12:12
• Serves fourteen years for Leah and RachelGen 29:15–30Hos 12:12
• Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of LabanGen 30:32–43
• Dissatisfied with Laban's treatment and returns to the land of CanaanGen 31
• Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place "Mahanaim,"Gen 32:1Gen 32:2
• Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angelGen 32
• Name of, changed to "Israel,"Gen 32:28Gen 35:10
• Reconciliation of, with EsauGen 33:4
• Journeys to SuccothGen 33:17
• Journeys to Shalem, where he purchase a parcel of ground from Hamor and erects an altarGen 33:18–20
• His daughter, Dinah, is rapedGen 34
• Returns to Beth-el, where he builds an altar, and erects and dedicates a pillarGen 35:1–7
• Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dies, and is buried at Beth-elGen 35:8
• Journeys to Ephrath; Benjamin is born to; Rachel dies; and is "buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem,"Gen 35:16–19Gen 48:7
• Erects a monument at Rachel's graveGen 35:20
• The incest of his son, Reuben, with his concubine, BilhahGen 35:22
• List of the names of his twelve sonsGen 35:23–26
• Returns to Arbah, the city of his fatherGen 35:27
• Lives in the land of CanaanGen 37:1
• His partiality for his son, Joseph, and the consequent jealousy of his other sonsGen 37:3Gen 37:4
• Joseph's prophetic dream concerningGen 37:9–11
• His grief over the loss of JosephGen 37:34Gen 37:35
• Sends to Egypt to buy corn (grain)Gen 42:1Gen 42:2Gen 43:1–14
• His grief over the detention of Simeon and the demand for Benjamin to be taken into EgyptGen 42:36
• His love for BenjaminGen 43:14Gen 44:29
• Hears that Joseph is still aliveGen 45:26–28
• Moves to EgyptGen 46:1–71Sa 12:8Psa 105:23Act 7:14Act 7:15
• The list of his children and grandchildren who went down into EgyptGen 46:8–27
• Meets JosephGen 46:28–34
• Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by JacobGen 47:1–10
• The land of Goshen assigned toGen 47:11Gen 47:12Gen 47:27
• Lives in Egypt for seventeen yearsGen 47:28
• Exacts a promise from Joseph to bury him with his forefathersGen 47:29–31
• His benediction upon Joseph and his two sonsGen 48:15–22
• Gives the land of the Amorites to JosephGen 48:22Jhn 4:5
• His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons
• Upon ReubenGen 49:3Gen 49:4
• Simeon and LeviGen 49:5–7
• JudahGen 49:8–12
• ZebulunGen 49:13
• IssacharGen 49:14Gen 49:15
• DanGen 49:16–18
• GadGen 49:19
• AsherGen 49:20
• NaphtaliGen 49:21
• JosephGen 49:22–26
• BenjaminGen 49:27
• Charges his sons to bury him in the field of MachpelahGen 49:29Gen 49:30
• Death ofGen 49:33
• Body of, embalmedGen 50:2
• 40 Days mourning forGen 50:3
• Burial ofGen 50:4–13
• Descendants ofGen 29:31–35Gen 30:1–24Gen 35:18Gen 35:22–26Gen 46:8–27Exo 1:1–51Ch 2:9
• Prophecies concerning himself and his descendantsGen 25:23Gen 27:28Gen 27:29Gen 28:10–15Gen 31:3Gen 35:9–13Gen 46:3Deu 1:8Psa 105:10Psa 105:11
• His wealthGen 36:6Gen 36:7
• The well ofJhn 4:5–30

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