- Brother Jacob
Brother Jacob may refer to:
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Jacob Dacian , a Danish Franciscan monk (Copenhagen c. 1484 – Michoacan, Mexico, 1566)
*"Brother Jacob", a short story byGeorge Eliot
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Jacob Dacian — Brother Jacob Dacian, Jacob the Dane or in Latin Jacobus de Dacia, was a Danish Franciscan monk (Copenhagen c. 1484 ndash; Michoacan, Mexico, 1566). He also called himself Jacobus Gottorpius referring to the royal estate of Gottorp. During his… … Wikipedia
Jacob Kielland (1788–1863) — Jacob Kielland (14 December 1788 6 August 1863) was a Norwegian businessperson, consul and politician.Personal lifeHe was born in Stavanger to Gabriel Schanche Kielland (1760 1821) and his wife Johanna Margaretha (1756 1818), née Bull.… … Wikipedia
JACOB HA-KATAN — (i.e., Jacob the Small ; 13th century), Hebrew translator, better known as The Anonymous or The Anonymous of the 13th Century. This is due to the fact that until recently the name of this Hebrew translator of many Arabicand Latin medical works… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Two-Two (TV series) — Infobox television show name = Jacob Two Two format = Animation, Comedy, Educational country = flagicon|Canada Canada num episodes = 61 network=YTV (English) Télétoon (French) first aired = September 2001 last aired = present Jacob Two Two (aired … Wikipedia
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 Grimm — Born 4 January 1785(1785 01 04) Hanau, Hesse Kassel, HRE Died 20 September 1863(1863 09 20 … Wikipedia
Jacob J. Hinlopen — (1582 Amsterdam, 1629) lived in a house with Hinlopen in the gable , now at 155 Nieuwendijk. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co founder of the Dutch East India Company in Enkhuizen, his descendants inherited very old stocks.… … Wikipedia
JACOB BEN JACOB HA-KOHEN — (mid 13th century), Spanish kabbalist. Jacob was born in Soria and lived for some time in Segovia. He wandered among the Jewish communities in Spain and Provence, looking for remnants of earlier kabbalistic writings and traditions preserved by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Wetterling — Jacob Erwin Wetterling (born February 17, 1978) was an American boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota who was kidnapped from his hometown at the age of 11 on October 22, 1989. He, his brother, and a friend were bicycling home from a convenience store,… … Wikipedia
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
