Jacob

• Jacob was more sipiritually minded than Esau
• Esau sold his birthright to Jacob as he had little regard for his spiritual heritage
• Esau had little care for his spirituality
• Jacob married Raechel and Leah, and later their maidservants
• Jacob had 12 sons and 1 daughter
• His daughter's name was Dinah
• • After many years he sought reconciliation with his brother Esau
• Jacob wrestled with a man who later revealed himself as an Angel and gave Jacob many blessings and gave him the name Israel which means “The one who wrestled with God” or “The Champion of God”
• The name Israel which means “The one who wrestled with God” or “The Champion of God”
• • 12 sons; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph and Benjamin
• • Joseph's older brothers were jealous of him. They sold Joseph into slavery and they convinced their father that Joseph was dead
• Reuben had a relationship with one of his brothers mothers (step- mother)
• Joseph was Jacob's favourite son
• Joseph saves egypt during a famine