Isaac & Jacob
Religious Studies: KS3, topic 1.1.10
Isaac and Jacob
Isaac was one of Abraham's sons. Isaac, along with his son Jacob, is an important figure in the ancestry of the Jewish people.
Jacob and Esau
- Isaac married Rebecca and they had two sons: Esau/Esav and Jacob/Yaakov.
- The twin boys grew up to be very different.
- Esau was a hunter, whilst Jacob stayed at home & dedicated himself to spirituality and God.
Jacob
- Jacob married four women: Leah, Rachel, Bilah, & Zilpah.
- They give birth to 12 sons and 1 daughter.
- The 12 sons develop into the 12 tribes of Israel.
- Jacob is given the name Israel by God as an extra name.
- In original Hebrew, Israel means "wrestles with God".
- Jacob, like Isaac (his father) and Abraham (his grandfather) is challenged by God.
- His 12 sons struggle to get on with each other. Eventually, Josef (the 11th son) is sold to Egypt.
The enslavement of the Jewish people
- After many years, the 12 sons have large families, creating big tribes.
- Then there is a famine & the other brothers visit Egypt to get food.
- The King of Egypt is worried about Jacob's growing family and tries to kill all male Jewish babies. But, instead enslaves all Jewish people.
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