→ Son of Isaac, and the twin brother of Esau Ge 25:24-26; Jos 24:4; 1Ch 1:34; Ac 7:8
→ Ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:2
→ Given in answer to prayer Ge 25:21
→ Obtains Esau's birthright for just one bowl of stew Ge 25:29-34; Heb 12:16
→ Fradulently obtains his father's blessing Ge 27:1-29; Heb 11:20
→ Esau seeks to kill, escapes to Padan-aram Ge 27:41-46; 28:1-5; Ho 12:12
→ His vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22
→ God confirms the covenant of Abraham to Ge 28:13-22; 35:9-15; 1Ch 16:13-18
→ Sojourns in Haran with his uncle, Laban Ge 29:30; Ho 12:12
→ Serves fourteen years for Leah and Rachel Ge 29:15-30; Ho 12:12
→ Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of Laban Ge 30:32-43
→ Dissatisfied with Laban's treatment and returns to the land of Canaan Ge 31
→ Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place “Mahanaim,” Ge 32:1,2
→ Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angel Ge 32
→ Name of, changed to “Israel,” Ge 32:28; 35:10
→ Reconciliation of, with Esau Ge 33:4
→ Journeys to Succoth Ge 33:17
→ Journeys to Shalem, where he purchase a parcel of ground from Hamor and erects an altar Ge 33:18-20
→ His daughter, Dinah, is raped Ge 34
→ Returns to Beth-el, where he builds an altar, and erects and dedicates a pillar Ge 35:1-7
→ Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dies, and is buried at Beth-el Ge 35:8
→ Journeys to Ephrath; Benjamin is born to; Rachel dies; and is “buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem,” Ge 35:16-19; 48:7
→ Erects a monument at Rachel's grave Ge 35:20
→ The incest of his son, Reuben, with his concubine, Bilhah Ge 35:22
→ List of the names of his twelve sons Ge 35:23-26
→ Returns to Arbah, the city of his father Ge 35:27
→ Lives in the land of Canaan Ge 37:1
→ His partiality for his son, Joseph, and the consequent jealousy of his other sons Ge 37:3,4
→ Joseph's prophetic dream concerning Ge 37:9-11
→ His grief over the loss of Joseph Ge 37:34,35
→ Sends to Egypt to buy corn (grain) Ge 42:1,2; 43:1-14
→ His grief over the detention of Simeon and the demand for Benjamin to be taken into Egypt Ge 42:36
→ His love for Benjamin Ge 43:14; 44:29
→ Hears that Joseph is still alive Ge 45:26-28
→ Moves to Egypt Ge 46:1-7; 1Sa 12:8; Ps 105:23; Ac 7:14,15
→ The list of his children and grandchildren who went down into Egypt Ge 46:8-27
→ Meets Joseph Ge 46:28-34
→ Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by Jacob Ge 47:1-10
→ The land of Goshen assigned to Ge 47:11,12,27
→ Lives in Egypt for seventeen years Ge 47:28
→ Exacts a promise from Joseph to bury him with his forefathers Ge 47:29-31
→ His benediction upon Joseph and his two sons Ge 48:15-22
→ Gives the land of the Amorites to Joseph Ge 48:22; Joh 4:5
→ His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons
- Upon Reuben Ge 49:3,4
- Simeon and Levi Ge 49:5-7
- Judah Ge 49:8-12
- Zebulun Ge 49:13
- Issachar Ge 49:14,15
- Dan Ge 49:16-18
- Gad Ge 49:19
- Asher Ge 49:20
- Naphtali Ge 49:21
- Joseph Ge 49:22-26
- Benjamin Ge 49:27
→ Charges his sons to bury him in the field of Machpelah Ge 49:29,30
→ Death of Ge 49:33
→ Body of, embalmed Ge 50:2
→ 40 Days mourning for Ge 50:3
→ Burial of Ge 50:4-13
→ Descendants of Ge 29:31-35; 30:1-24; 35:18,22-26; 46:8-27; Ex 1:1-5; 1Ch 2:9
→ Prophecies concerning himself and his descendants Ge 25:23; 27:28,29; 28:10-15; 31:3; 35:9-13; 46:3; De 1:8; Ps 105:10,11
→ The well of Joh 4:5-30