JACOB

Notes:

Excerpt from "Royalty for Commoners": Jacob (Israel) was b. in Canaan as a twin (bro of Esau); md Leah, of Paddam Aram. they were both bur in the family cave of Machpelah. Jacob awas a prosperous sheep herder and livestock owner.

Genesis 29:31-35

But because Jacob was slighting Leah, Jehovah let her have a child, while Rachel was barren. So Leah became pregnant and had a son, Reuben (meaning "God has noticed my trouble"), for she said, "Jehovah has noticed my trouble-now my husband will love me." She soon became pregnant again and had another son and named him Simeon (meaning "Jehovah heard'), for she saiod, "Jehovah heard that I was unloved, and so he has given me another son." Again she became pregnant and had a son, and named him Levi (meaning "Attachment") for she said "Surely now my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!: Once again she was pregnant and had a son and named him Juday (meaning "Praise"), for she said, "Now I will praise Jehovah!" And then she stopped having children.

Genesis 35:9-10
Upon Jacob's arrival at Bethel, en route from Paddn-aram, God appeared to him once again and blessed him. And God said to him," You shall no longer be called Jacob ('Grabber'), but Israel ('One who prevails with God')

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1. JUDAH

Notes:

Excerpt from "Royalty for Commoners": was b. in Caanan, md Rebekah when he was 40; she was dau of Behuel, the aramean, from Paddam Aram in Northwest Mesopotamia, son of Nahor and wife Micah.

Genesis 21: 1-3

Then God did as he had promised, and Sarah became pregnant and gave Abraham a baby son in his old age, at the time God had said; and Abraham named him Isaac (meaning "Laughter!")

Genesis 25: 19-26

This is the story of Isaac's children: Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddam-aram, sister of Laban. Isaac pleaded with Jehovah to give Rebekah a child, for even after many years of marriage she had no chldren. Then at last she became pregnant. And it seemed as though children were fighting each other inside her!
"I can't endure this," she exclaimed. So she asked the Lord about it.
And he told her, "The sons in your womb shal become two rival nations. One will be stronger than the other; and the older shall be a servant of the younger!"
And sure enough, she had twins. the first was born so covered with reddish hair that one would think he was wearing a fur coat! So they called him "Esau,". Then the other twin was born with his hand on Esau's heel! So they called him Jacob (Meaning "Grabber"). Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Genesis 24:24

"My father is Bethuel, the son of Micah, the wife of Nahor," she replied.

Genesis 25:20

Isaac was forthy years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddam-aram, sister of Laban.

married REBEKAH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]