Jacob learned and realized for the first time God's intention to save the whole world through the sacrifice of His only Son who would be a descendant of his, the Jewish Messiah.ģ. When Jacob fled from his brother Esau he laid down to sleep for the night at Bethel, where he met the Lord and received the vision of the heavenly ladder (Gen. It was in the city of Beersheba where Jacob deceived his brother Esau and the strife developed, Jacob departed from Beersheba to go to his family in PadanAram, to the city of Haran (Gen.
He was finally buried in Hebron at the family tomb, the Cave of Machpelah.ġ. Later he journeyed southward and dwelt at Hebron which was the location of the events around his son Joseph.
Jacob actually purchased a some land at Shechem. The land of Canaan would become the inheritance of the descendants of Abraham, and Jacob his grandson would become the father of the twelve tribes who would inherit the land promised by God. Although Laban proved to be more deceitful than Jacob, God was with Jacob and blessed him greatly. to his uncle Laban's home where he married and gave birth to many children. God revealed to Jacob His plan of redemption through offering His only son as a substitute for the sins of the whole world. Along the way he saw in a dream a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending which proved to be a type of Jesus. Jacob and his mother deceived his father Isaac into blessing Jacob and he fled eastward. The Lord changed Jacob's name to Israel and he became the father of 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel (Gen. Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. ( Enlarge) ( PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed for Personal or Church use) Map of the Journeys of Jacob, the Father of the 12 Tribes of Israel
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