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1. Jacob: Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah in the Biblical narrative, and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob and his twin brother Esau are the eponyms of the Israelites and Edomites. It was said of them that they ... [100%] 2022-09-02
2. Jacob: Tanna of the second century; probably identical with b. orshai (= "the Ḳorshaite," or "of Ḳorsha"), the contemporary of Simon b. Of his relations with this patriarch the Talmud has preserved the following incident: Nathan the Babylonian and Meïr had determined ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
3. Jacob: Jacob (/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, Modern: Yaʿaqōv, Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, and Islam. (Regarded Patriarch of the Israelites) [100%] 2024-01-13 [Jacob] [Angelic visionaries]...
4. Jacob: Jacob (Hebrew: יעקב, Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يعقوب, Yaʿqūb; "holds the heel"), or Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Standard Yisraʾel Tiberian Yiśrāʾēl; Arabic: اسرائيل, Isrāʾīl; "struggled with God") (2168 AM–m. 2245 AM–2315 AM) (1836 BC–m. [100%] 2023-02-09 [Book of Genesis Persons] [Jewish People]...
5. Jacob: Biblical Data: Third patriarch; son of Isaac and Rebekah, and ancestor of the Israelites. Hewas born when his father was sixty years old and after his mother had been barren for twenty years. For the account of his birth and ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
6. Jacob: Jacob (Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב) is the third of the three patriarchs of the Jewish faith, "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Jacob, after encountering an angel of the Lord and wrestling with it, changes his name to Israel, "He that has struggled with god ... [100%] 2023-12-16 [Biblical figures] [Christian mythology]...
7. Jacob: Jacob or Ya'akov (Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב; Arabic: يعقوب, Yaʿqūb; "holds the heel"), also known as Israel ("Struggles with God"), was the third biblical patriarch and the father of the Israelites. His father was Isaac, and his grandfather was Abraham. According to the ... [100%] 2023-02-03
8. Jacob: "One who follows on another's heels; supplanter."1 The second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebecca. [100%] 2007-01-31
9. Jacob: Jacob (en hebreo: יַעֲקֹב‎‎ Yaqōb, en griego, Iακώβ; en latín, Iacobus o Iacob) es un personaje bíblico descrito en el Libro del Génesis. Según la tradición, Jacob habría nacido con toda probabilidad en Beer Lahai-Roi, unos veinte años después del matrimonio ... [100%] 2024-05-07
10. Jacob Saphir: Jacob Saphir (Hebrew: יעקב הלוי ספיר; 1822–1886) was a 19th-century writer, ethnographer, researcher of Hebrew manuscripts, a traveler and emissary of the rabbis of Eastern European Jewish descent who settled in Jerusalem during his early life. Saphir was born in Ashmyany ... (19th C. Hebrew researcher, ethnographer, and emissary) [70%] 2023-11-04 [1822 births] [1886 deaths]...
11. Jacob Richards: Jacob Richards (* 1773 bei Chester, Province of Pennsylvania; † 20. Juli 1816 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. [70%] 2023-05-25
12. Hans Jacob: Hans Jacob ist der name folgender Personen: Siehe auch. [70%] 2023-10-30
13. Avigdor, Jacob: Chief rabbi ("ḥakam bashi") at Constantinople from 1860 to 1863; born 1794; died 1874. He was a capable Talmudist and conversant with several foreign languages. Avigdor was instrumental in organizing several institutions in the Turkish dominions, among them the Assembly ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
14. Naumburg, Jacob: Rabbi of Mayence and Offenbach at the end of the eighteenth century. He was the grandson of Jonah Te'omim, the author of "Ḳiḳayon de-Yonah. Naumburg wrote: "Naḥalat Ya'aḳob," commentary on the smaller tractates (Fürth, 1793); "Ḥiddushim 'al ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
15. Judith Jacob: Judith Jacob (born 13 December 1961) is a British actress best known for her role as the health visitor Carmel Roberts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played from 1986 to 1989. During her period in Albert ... (British actress (born 1961)) [70%] 2023-10-29 [1961 births] [Living people]...
16. Jacob Best: Johann Jacob Best (* 1. Mai 1786 in Mettenheim; † 26. [70%] 2023-11-09
17. Jacob Melton: Jacob Douglas Melton (* 9. Januar 2001 in Chicago) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler. [70%] 2023-11-11
18. Gallus Jacob: Johannes Gallus Jacob, später Gallus Jacob von Hohlach bzw. Gallus Jakob von Hollach, (* 1670 in Tauberbischofsheim; † vermutlich 1736 oder 1737 an unbekanntem Ort) war ein fürstbischöflicher Hofkammerdirektor. [70%] 2024-01-01
19. Jordaens, Jacob: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678), Flemish painter, was born and died at Antwerp. He studied, like Rubens, under Adam van Noort, and his marriage with his master’s daughter in 1616, the year after his admission to the gild of painters ... [70%] 2022-09-02
20. Jacob Engwall: Sven Jacob Victor Engwall (6 August 1922 – 7 November 1986) was a Swedish businessman. Engwall was born in Gävle, Sweden, the son of managing director Sven Engwall and his wife Britta (née Bergström). (Swedish businessman (1922–1986)) [70%] 2023-12-31 [1920 births] [1986 deaths]...
21. Jacob Stirewalt: The Reverend Jacob Stirewalt was a Lutheran minister serving in Virginia during the mid-19th century. He was born near Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on Saturday, August 17, 1805, and died at his residence, in New Market, Shenandoah County ... (Lutheran minister from Virginia) [70%] 2023-10-23 [19th-century American Lutheran clergy] [1805 births]...
22. Feis, Jacob: German merchant and author; died on July 7, 1900, in London, where he had resided for many years. He devoted his literary attainments chiefly to rendering some of the English classics into German, including Tennyson's "In Memoriam" and "Œnone ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
23. Jacob Rees-Mogg: Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg (born 24 May 1969) is a British politician and member of the Conservative Party serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset since 2010. He served as Leader of the House of ... (British politician (born 1969)) [70%] 2024-01-13 [1969 births] [Living people]...
24. Jacob Muir: Jacob Muir (03 May 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Perth Glory. Muir made his debut for Perth Glory in a FFA Cup match in Adelaide vs. (Australian professional soccer) [70%] 2023-08-10 [Australian Jews] [Jewish Australian sportspeople]...
25. Jacob Strickler: Jacob Strickler (1770-June 24, 1842) was an American fraktur artist. Strickler was born in the community of Massanutten, Virginia, in a portion of Shenandoah County which later became part of Page County. (American painter) [70%] 2022-12-01 [1770 births] [1842 deaths]...
26. Jacob Lestschinsky: Jakob Lestschinsky (also Jacob Lestschinsky, Yankev Leshtshinski, Yankev Leshchinski, לשצ'ינסקי, יעקב; August 26, 1876 in Horodysche, Ukraine – March 22, 1966 in Jerusalem) was a Jewish statistician and sociologist who wrote in Yiddish, German, and English. [70%] 2022-10-21 [Ukrainian Jews] [Demographers]...
27. Jacob Bauer: Jacob Andrew Bauer (born 4 June 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Bauer was drafted by Richmond with the 10th pick in the 2022 mid-season draft ... (Australian rules footballer) [70%] 2023-11-14 [Living people] [2002 births]...
28. Jacob Blanck: Jacob Nathaniel Blanck (November 10, 1906 – December 23, 1974) was an American bibliographer, editor, and children's writer. Born in Boston, he attended local schools and briefly ran a bookshop before being hired to assist on a bibliography of American ... (American bibliographer (1906–1974)) [70%] 2022-12-18 [1906 births] [1974 deaths]...
29. Jacob Frolich: Jacob Frolich (1837 - 1890) was a newspaper publisher and served as Arkansas Secretary of State. He was born in Oberndorf, Germany in Bavaria and emigrated to the United States with his family. [70%] 2023-12-22 [1837 births] [1890 deaths]...
30. Jacob Brafman: Iakov Aleksandrovich Brafman (Russian: Я́ков Алекса́ндрович Бра́фман; 1825 – 28 December 1879), commonly known as Jacob Brafman, was a Lithuanian Jew from near Minsk, who became notable for converting first to Lutheranism and then the Russian Orthodox Church. [70%] 2022-07-07 [1825 births] [1879 deaths]...
31. Jacob Köbel: Jacob Köbel, or Iacobus Kœbelius, (1462 – 31 January 1533) was a printer and publisher in Oppenheim. Köbel was born in Heidelberg in 1462 and graduated in arts and law from Heidelberg University in July 1491. [70%] 2023-09-19 [1462 births] [1533 deaths]...