The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Jacob (2)

(1) The patriarch (see preceding article).

(2) The father of Joseph the husband of Mary (Mt 1:15,16).

(3) Patronymic denoting the Israelites (Isa 10:21; 14:1; Jer 10:16).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.