Dictionnaire biblique
Jacob
Fils d'Isaac, renommé « Israël », dont les douze fils devinrent les douze tribus d'Israël.
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Jacob obtained his brother Esau’s birthright and blessing, then fled and met God at Bethel in a dream of a heavenly stairway. He wrestled with God and was renamed Israel.
His twelve sons became the tribes of Israel. Through many struggles, God remained faithful to the covenant promises.
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Genesis 28:15 “Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”” Genesis 32:28 “Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.””