OT Characters: Jacob

<p>For more check out Douglas's <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot11-jacobmp3/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Ya'aqov</i> (Jacob) -- sounds like "he deceives/supplants."<ul><li><i>Jacob </i>appears 380x in the O.T.</li><li>Compare this to <i>Isaac</i> (133x) and <i>Abraham </i>(309x).</li></ul></li><li><i>Beth-el </i>(Bethel) -- house of God</li><li><i>Ye'abeq</i> (Jabbok) -- he wrestles</li><li><i>Yisr'ael</i> (Israel) -- God strives</li><li><i>Peni'el </i>(Peniel) -- face of God</li></ul><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>His life falls into four periods: Canaan, Aram, Canaan (again), and Egypt. Find the exact chapter numbers for each period.</li><li>There are also four monuments/pillars/markers: 28:18, 31:45, 35:14, 35:20. What would be the "markers" in your own spiritual pilgrimage?</li><li>Our study in Genesis: 25:26 (birth); 25 (deception of Esau); 27 (deception of Isaac); 28:10-15 (Bethel -- see John 1:51); 31:42, 53 ("Fear of Isaac"); 29:14-28 (marriage[s] in Aram); 32:22-32 (wrestling match at the Jabbok); but had Jacob profoundly changed? (33--fear of Esau, 33:14--deceit?, 34:1ff--lack of concern for Dinah, 35--lack of concern for Bilhah (cp. 49:2-3); 37 ("death" of Joseph); 46:2, 29-30 (reaffirmation of divine promise and reunion with Joseph); 48-49 (blessing Joseph's sons and his own sons); death (49:33) and burial (50:14).</li><li>Sexual purity: compare and contrast Genesis 29 (Jacob and Rachel) with Genesis 34 (Shechem and Dinah).</li><li>In summary, Jacob led a hard life:<ul><li>Not so impressive as his father's and grandfather's lives (47:9).</li><li>Endured the loss of his beloved (favorite) wife and his special (favorite) son.</li><li>Ran away from his parents.</li><li>Still, he kept his eye on the promises, insisting that he be buried in Canaan (49:29-33).</li></ul></li><li>Other Old Testament books: Joshua 24:3, 4, 32; Psalm 105:10-23; Hosea 12:2-4, 12; Malachi 1:2ff.</li><li>New Testament: John 4:5-6, 12; Acts 7:12, 14-16; Romans 9:10-13; He