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| Dan |
according to the Old Testament, the fifth son of Jacob. [1/2 definitions] |
| Esau |
according to the Old Testament, the firstborn son of Isaac and Rebecca who sold his birthright to his brother Jacob. |
| Hebrew |
a member of the group of Semitic people who trace descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Israelite; Jew. [1/3 definitions] |
| Isaac |
according to the Old Testament, the son of the patriarch Abraham and the father of Jacob and Esau. |
| Israel |
according to the Old Testament, the Jewish people collectively as the descendants of Jacob, to whom the name Israel was given after he wrestled with an angel. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jacob's ladder |
in the Bible, a ladder from earth to heaven seen by Jacob in a dream. [1/3 definitions] |
| Joseph |
according to the Old Testament, the favorite son of Jacob who was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, only to become the interpreter of dreams and chief administrator for the pharaoh of Egypt. [1/2 definitions] |
| Judah |
one of the sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob and the ancestor of one of the ancient Hebrew tribes. |
| Levi |
according to the Old Testament, the son of Jacob and Leah from whom one of the twelve tribes of Israel is descended. [1/2 definitions] |
| Simeon |
according to the Old Testament, a son of Jacob. [1/2 definitions] |
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