JACOB
Thompson Chain Reference (1908)
(1) General References to
(2) Summary of his Character
Son of Isaac, and the twin brother of Esau
Ancestor of Jesus
Given in answer to prayer
Obtains Esau’s birthright for just one bowl of stew
Fradulently obtains his father’s blessing
Esau seeks to kill, escapes to Padan-aram
His vision of the ladder
God confirms the covenant of Abraham to
Sojourns in Haran with his uncle, Laban
Serves fourteen years for Leah and Rachel
Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of Laban
Dissatisfied with Laban’s treatment and returns to the land of Canaan
Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place “Mahanaim,”
Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angel
Name of, changed to “Israel,”
Reconciliation of, with Esau
Journeys to Succoth
Journeys to Shalem, where he purchase a parcel of ground from Hamor and erects an altar
His daughter, Dinah, is raped
Returns to Beth-el, where he builds an altar, and erects and dedicates a pillar
Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, dies, and is buried at Beth-el
Journeys to Ephrath; Benjamin is born to; Rachel dies; and is “buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem,”
Erects a monument at Rachel’s grave
The incest of his son, Reuben, with his concubine, Bilhah
List of the names of his twelve sons
Returns to Arbah, the city of his father
Lives in the land of Canaan
His partiality for his son, Joseph, and the consequent jealousy of his other sons
Joseph’s prophetic dream concerning
His grief over the loss of Joseph
Sends to Egypt to buy corn (grain)
His grief over the detention of Simeon and the demand for Benjamin to be taken into Egypt
His love for Benjamin
Hears that Joseph is still alive
Moves to Egypt
The list of his children and grandchildren who went down into Egypt
Meets Joseph
Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by Jacob
The land of Goshen assigned to
Lives in Egypt for seventeen years
Exacts a promise from Joseph to bury him with his forefathers
His benediction upon Joseph and his two sons
Gives the land of the Amorites to Joseph
Upon Reuben
Simeon and Levi
Judah
Zebulun
Issachar
Dan
Gad
Asher
Naphtali
Joseph
Benjamin
Charges his sons to bury him in the field of Machpelah
Death of
Body of, embalmed
40 Days mourning for
Burial of
Descendants of
Prophecies concerning himself and his descendants
His wealth
The well of