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   Jacob
   The Jacob is a British breed of sheep. Slight of build, with the narrow, lean carcass typical of some of the ancient British breeds, they are immediately noticeable due to their black and white fleeces and prominent horns. Both males and females are horned, sporting two, four and occasionally six horns. Most striking to many people are four-horned rams with two vertical center horns as much as two feet long, and two side horns curling down along the side of the head. Two-horned rams develop the ...
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   Jacob
   Jacob is a biblical character, the son of Isaac and the patriarch of the nation of Israel. He supplanted his elder brother Esau, obtaining his father's special blessing and thus being seen as the inheritor of God's promises. He had twelve sons, to whom Jewish tradition traces the twelve tribes of Israel.
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   Jacob
   [n] - French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) 2. [n] - (Old Testament) son of Isaac
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   Jacob
   In the Old Testament, Hebrew patriarch, son of Isaac and Rebecca, who obtained the rights of seniority from his twin brother Esau by trickery. He married his cousins Leah and Rachel, serving their...
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   Jacob
   Ja'cob noun [ Confer French Jacob . See 2d Jack .] A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven ( Gen. xxviii. 12 ); -- also called Israel . « And Jacob said . . . with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands.» Gen. xxxii. 9, 10. « Thy name shall ...
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   Jacob
   noun French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
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   Jacob
   `Jacob` , also known as `Israel` , is the third Biblical patriarch. Jacob was the son of Isaac, the grandson of Abraham, and the twin brother of Esau. Jacob played a major part in some of the later events in the Book of Genesis. Jacob had twelve sons by his two wives Leah, Rachel and two concubines Bilhah, Zilpah, and thus sired the twelve Tribes of Israel. His sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, ...
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   Jacob
   • (n.) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.
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   Jacob
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    Jacob
    Hebrew patriarch who was the grandson of Abraham, the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the traditional ancestor of the people of Israel. Stories about ... [8 related articles]
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    Jacob
    Jacob is a Hebrew boy name. The meaning of the name is `one who follows on another`s heels; supplanter` Where is it used? The name Jacob is mainly used In English and In Dutch.How do they say it elsewhere? Iago ( In Welsh and In Spanish) Jacobo ( In Spanish) Jaka ( In Slovene) Jakub ( In Polish and In Czech) Yakov ( In Jewish and In Russian) Jacopo ( In I
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    Jacob
    Jacob (jā'kub) , in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing that the dying Isaac had intended for his old...
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