Midvash

ἸακώβIakṓb

Jacob

Greek (New Testament) · G2384

Meanings

1. The patriarch: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 8:11, John 4:5, John 4:6, Acts 7:8, al; as in Heb. (cf. Numbers 23:7, Isaiah 41:8, Sirach 23:12, and elsewhere), of his descendants, Romans 11:26(LXX).

2. The father-in-law of Mary: Matthew 1:15, Matthew 1:16

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 27 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.
  • Matthew 1:15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.
  • Matthew 1:16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
  • Matthew 8:11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.
  • Matthew 22:32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ So he is the God of the living, not the dead.”
  • Mark 12:26 “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—haven’t you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.