First name Jacob in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Jacob is the name of the second-born son of Isaac (GEN 25:25-26). Meaning of the name: that supplants, undermines; the heel. Related names are: Israel, Isaac, Abraham . The translations of Jacob in 102 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the below, from Jacob in Spanish to James in Swahili!

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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. (GEN 25:26)

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. (GEN 25:27)

And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. (GEN 25:28)

And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: (GEN 25:29)

And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. (GEN 25:30)

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. (GEN 25:31)

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. (GEN 25:33)

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. (GEN 25:34)

And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, (GEN 27:6)

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: (GEN 27:11)

And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: (GEN 27:15)

And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. (GEN 27:17)

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. (GEN 27:19)

And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. (GEN 27:21)

And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. (GEN 27:22)

And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. (GEN 27:30)

And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? (GEN 27:36)

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. (GEN 27:41)

And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. (GEN 27:42)

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? (GEN 27:46)

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. (GEN 28:1)

And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. (GEN 28:5)

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; (GEN 28:6)

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram; (GEN 28:7)

And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. (GEN 28:10)

First name Jacob in the world's Bibles

Popularity of the name Jacob in its translations around the world

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