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Jacob was the twin-brother of Esau and grandson of Abraham. He stole Esau's blessing from their father by pretending to be him when Isaac was old and unable to see very well. To escape the wrath of his brother, Jacob flees to a relative named Laban.
The following is a family tree for the descendants of the line of Noah 's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections. Not all individuals in this portion of the Bible are given names.
The Family Tree of Abraham is found in the Book of Genesis along with his life story. Abraham was originally from the city of Ur of the Chaldeans and, along with his descendants, settled in the land of Canaan.
The 12 Tribes of Israel descended from the patriarch Jacob, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, who was renamed Israel and gave his name to the nation. Jacob's 12 sons in order of birth are: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin.
Abraham's grandson was Jacob. When Rachel, Jacob's favorite wife, realized she could not have children she demanded that he give her some! Jacob, of course, responded that he did not have the power to grant her request. Rachel then decided to give him her servant girl Bilhah in order to create a family through her.
The following is a family tree [dubious – discuss] for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections.
9 sie 2018 · Abraham’s Wives & Children. Abraham married Sarai/Sarah (Genesis 12). They had 1 son, Isaac (Genesis 21) Isaac married Rebekah (Genesis 24) and had 2 sons, Esau and Jacob (Israel) (Genesis 25:19-28) Abraham took Hagar as his concubine. She had 1 son, Ishmael (Genesis 16). Ishmael had 12 sons (Genesis 25:12-15).
