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1. Jacob
noun. (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God').
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- Jacob (English)
- Iacobus (Latin)
- Ἰάκωβος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))