JACOB, BLESSING OF — JACOB, BLESSING OF, a collection of poetic sayings epitomizing the traits and fortunes of the Israelite tribes, written in the guise of deathbed pronouncements by Jacob to his 12 sons (Gen. 49). Blessing is a misnomer since three of the tribes… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Blessing of Moses — Luca Signorelli s fresco in the Sistine Chapel depicts the final episodes in Moses life. At the right of picture, Moses is speaking to the people. Not to be confused with Song of Moses. The Blessing of Moses is the name sometimes given to a poem … Wikipedia
BLESSING OF CHILDREN — Belief in the value and efficacy of parental blessing of children is attested to in biblical stories, such as those of Noah s blessing of Shem and Japheth (Gen. 9:26–27); Isaac s blessing of Jacob and Esau (Gen. 27, and 28:1–4); and Jacob s… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob — • The son of Isaac and Rebecca, third great patriarch of the chosen people, and the immediate ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jacob Jacob … Catholic encyclopedia
Blessing — • Aspects discussed are, I. Antiquity; II. Minister; III. Objects; IV. Efficacy; and V. Rite employed in administering Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Blessing Blessing … Catholic encyclopedia
Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone — refers to an episode in the Book of Genesis 28:10 18 [http://bible.ort.org/books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage BOOK=1 CHAPTER=28] when the Hebrew patriarch Jacob was running from home after getting the blessing of the first born from his father… … Wikipedia
Jacob — m English (and Dutch) form of the biblical Hebrew name Yaakov. This was borne by perhaps the most important of all the patriarchs in the Book of Genesis. Jacob was the father of twelve sons, who gave their names to the twelve tribes of Israel. He … First names dictionary
Jacob — /jay keuhb/ for 1, 3; Fr. /zhann kawb / for 2, n. 1. the second son of Isaac, the twin brother of Esau, and father of the 12 patriarchs. Gen. 25:24 34. 2. François /frddahonn swann /, born 1920, French geneticist: Nobel prize for medicine 1965. 3 … Universalium
Jacob Pavlovitch Adler — Infobox actor name = Jacob Pavlovitch Adler caption = Adler in 1920 birthname = birthdate = February 12, 1855 birthplace = Odessa, Russia deathdate = death date and age|1926|04|1|1855|02|12 deathplace = New York, New York, U.S. restingplace =… … Wikipedia
