Jacob (English Wikipedia)

יָדֹו אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב עֵשָׂו (KJV: "and his hand took hold on Esau's heel"). Strong's Concordance H6119.
שָׂרָה śarah "to contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere" (Strong's Concordance H8323); שָׂרַר śarar "to be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over, reign, govern" (Strong's Concordance h8280)

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Faust, Avraham (2022). "Between the Biblical Story and History: Writing an Archaeological History of Ancient Israel". In Keimer, Kyle H.; Pierce, George A. (eds.). The Ancient Israelite World. Taylor & Francis. pp. 71–72. ISBN 978-1-000-77324-8.
Dever, William G. (2023). "Christian Fundamentalism, Faith, and Archaeology". In Elliott, Mark; Atkinson, Kenneth; Rezetko, Robert (eds.). Misusing Scripture: What are Evangelicals Doing with the Bible?. Taylor & Francis. p. PT110. ISBN 978-1-000-85301-8. Abraham and the patriarchs may have been itinerant Amorites, but that is all we can say.
David Noel Freedman; Allen C. Myers (31 December 2000). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Amsterdam University Press. p. 666. ISBN 978-90-5356-503-2.
Victor P. Hamilton, The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18–50 (1995), p. 179.
Jonathan Z. Smith, Map is Not Territory: Studies in the History of Religions, University of Chicago Press (1978), p. 33.
Geller, Stephen A. (1982). "The Struggle at the Jabbok: the Uses of Enigma in a Biblical Narrative" (PDF). Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society. 14: 37–60. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Also in: Geller, Stephen A. (1996). "2 – The Struggle at the Jabbok. The uses of enigma in biblical religion (pp. 9ff.)". Sacred Enigmas. Literary Religion in the Hebrew Bible. London: Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-415-12771-4.
Mieroop, Marc Van De (2010). A History of Ancient Egypt. John Wiley & Sons. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-4051-6070-4.
Bard, Kathryn A. (2015). An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. John Wiley & Sons. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-118-89611-2.
Megan Bishop Moore, Brad E. Kelle, Biblical History and Israel's Past: The Changing Study of the Bible and History, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2011, pp. 57–74.
Rainer Albertz, Israel in exile: the history and literature of the sixth century B.C.E., Society of Biblical Literature, 2003, p. 246
Dever, William G. (2001). What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It?: What Archeology Can Tell Us About the Reality of Ancient Israel. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-8028-2126-3.
Hoffmeier, James K.; Janzen, Mark (2022). "Towards a Diplomatic, Contextual Reading of the Encounter Between Jacob and Esau in Genesis 33". In Averbeck, R. E.; Hoffmeier, J. K.; Howard, J. C.; Zwickel, W. (eds.). 'Now These Records are Ancient': Studies in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History, Language and Culture in Honor of K. Lawson Younger, Jr. Zaphon. pp. 201–211. ISBN 978-3-96327-190-8.

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Rashi writes, "The Holy One, blessed be He, announced to him [Abraham] that Rebecca, his [Isaac's] mate, had been born." Commentary on Gen. 22:20.

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Millard, Alan (2024). "Patriarchal Names in Context". Tyndale Bulletin. 75 (December): 155–174. doi:10.53751/001c.117657. ISSN 2752-7042.
Marks, Herbert (1995). "Biblical Naming and Poetic Etymology". Journal of Biblical Literature. 114 (1). Society of Biblical Literature: 39. doi:10.2307/3266588. ISSN 0021-9231. JSTOR 3266588. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
Finkelstein, Israel; Römer, Thomas (2014). "Comments on the Historical Background of the Jacob Narrative in Genesis". Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. 126 (3): 317–338. doi:10.1515/zaw-2014-0020. ISSN 1613-0103. S2CID 170305826.

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Genesis 25:25: KJV

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Bible Genesis 32:32

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Alan Muhammad (October 24, 2010). "Myth or high science? Is there evidence of Mr. Yakub?". The Final Call (Nation of Islam). Retrieved September 15, 2019.

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Hasson, Nir (Jan 17, 2014). "Hump stump solved: Camels arrived in region much later than biblicalreference". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

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Blum, J., Three Plus Four: Rachel, Israel Institute of Biblical Studies, published on 13 February 2013, accessed on 8 August 2026

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Eisenstein, Judah David (1901–1906). "Porging". Jewish Encyclopedia. New York City. LCCN 16014703. Retrieved 2008-11-19.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Marks, Herbert (1995). "Biblical Naming and Poetic Etymology". Journal of Biblical Literature. 114 (1). Society of Biblical Literature: 39. doi:10.2307/3266588. ISSN 0021-9231. JSTOR 3266588. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

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"Esau and Jacob and the Birthright". Life, Hope & Truth. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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Eisenstein, Judah David (1901–1906). "Porging". Jewish Encyclopedia. New York City. LCCN 16014703. Retrieved 2008-11-19.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Kamrin, Janice (2009). "The Aamu of Shu in the Tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan". Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections. 1 (3). S2CID 199601200.
Finkelstein, Israel; Römer, Thomas (2014). "Comments on the Historical Background of the Jacob Narrative in Genesis". Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. 126 (3): 317–338. doi:10.1515/zaw-2014-0020. ISSN 1613-0103. S2CID 170305826.

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Ginzberg, Louis (1909). Legends of the Jews Vol I : Isaac blesses Jacob (Translated by Henrietta Szold) Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.

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/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, Modern: Yaʿaqōv^ⓘ, Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb

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Geller, Stephen A. (1982). "The Struggle at the Jabbok: the Uses of Enigma in a Biblical Narrative" (PDF). Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society. 14: 37–60. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Also in: Geller, Stephen A. (1996). "2 – The Struggle at the Jabbok. The uses of enigma in biblical religion (pp. 9ff.)". Sacred Enigmas. Literary Religion in the Hebrew Bible. London: Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-415-12771-4.

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Millard, Alan (2024). "Patriarchal Names in Context". Tyndale Bulletin. 75 (December): 155–174. doi:10.53751/001c.117657. ISSN 2752-7042.
Marks, Herbert (1995). "Biblical Naming and Poetic Etymology". Journal of Biblical Literature. 114 (1). Society of Biblical Literature: 39. doi:10.2307/3266588. ISSN 0021-9231. JSTOR 3266588. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
Finkelstein, Israel; Römer, Thomas (2014). "Comments on the Historical Background of the Jacob Narrative in Genesis". Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. 126 (3): 317–338. doi:10.1515/zaw-2014-0020. ISSN 1613-0103. S2CID 170305826.

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