STRONGS G2384:
Ἰακώβ,
ὁ, (
יַעֲקֹב [i. e. heel-catcher, supplanter]),
Jacob;
1. the second of Isaac's sons:
Matthew 1:2;
Matthew 8:11;
John 4:5;
Acts 7:8;
Romans 9:13, etc. Hebraistically equivalent to
the descendants of Jacob:
Romans 11:26, (
Numbers 23:7;
Isaiah 41:8; [Hebrew text]
Jeremiah 33:26; Sir. 23:12; 1 Macc. 3:7, and often).
2. the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary the mother of the Saviour:
Matthew 1:15f.
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