Jacob (2)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors
(ya`aqobh; Iakob):
(1) The patriarch (see preceding article).
(2) The father of Joseph the husband of Mary (Mt 1:15,16).
(3) Patronymic denoting the Israelites (Isa 10:21; 14:1; Jer 10:16).
Source of the article
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915