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Jacob (see Genesis ch.25, ch.27-35, ch.37, ch.42-3, and ch.45-49) was the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and grandson of Abraham and Sarah. It was he who fathered the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born and lived most of his life in the land of Canaan (later called the land of Israel).

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