Jacob

:This is an article about the bibilical patriarch Jacob. For other uses of the name, see Jacob (disambiguation).

Jacob's sons

Jacob had twelve sons.

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By his first wife Leah, Jacob had Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and his only daughter Dinah.

Related Topics:
Leah - Reuben - Simeon - Levi - Judah - Issachar - Zebulun - Dinah

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By Bilhah, handmaiden of Rachel, he had Dan and Naphtali.

Related Topics:
Bilhah - Rachel - Dan - Naphtali

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By Zilpah, handmaiden of Leah, he had Gad and Asher.

Related Topics:
Zilpah - Gad - Asher

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Finally, by his favourite wife Rachel, he had Joseph and Benjamin.

Related Topics:
Joseph - Benjamin

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These comprise the twelve Tribes of Israel. However with Levi and Joseph it is a bit more complicated. The Tribe of Levi were priests, and as such had no lands. In order to make up the number of tribes to twelve, where the tribes are listed without Levi, there is no Tribe of Joseph, and instead the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's two sons by his Egyptian wife Asenath, are listed.

Related Topics:
Tribes of Israel - Tribe of Levi - Tribe of Joseph - Ephraim - Manasseh - Asenath

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