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He was the grandson of Abraham. He was the third and last of the patriarchs who founded Judaism: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It was Jacob who fathered and raised the Twelve Tribes; and he is accorded honor for that fact (Talmud, Berakhot 64a). You can read about his life and significant events in Genesis ch.25, ch.27-35, ch.37, and ch.46-50.

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