Jacob’s family tree: twelve sons, Dinah and their mothers
Explore Jacob’s parents, his brother Esau, and his children with Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah. Follow each connection back to Genesis.
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Abraham’s family tree: Sarah, Isaac and Ishmael
Trace Abraham’s family through Sarah and Hagar to Isaac and Ishmael, then explore Isaac and Rebekah’s sons, Jacob and Esau.
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Isaac and Ishmael share a father, Abraham, and have different mothers. Isaac and Rebekah are the parents of Jacob and Esau. This chart follows these selected generations; it does not include all of Abraham’s descendants.
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Isaac Isaac is the husband of Rebekah.
Source: Genesis 25:20
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
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Jacob Rebekah is the mother of Jacob.
Source: Genesis 25:21; Genesis 25:26
Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. The LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Read Genesis 25:21After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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Esau Rebekah is the mother of Esau.
Source: Genesis 25:21; Genesis 25:25
Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. The LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Read Genesis 25:21The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.
Read Genesis 25:25
Bible edition: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
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Abraham is the husband of Sarah.
Source: Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah.
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Abraham is the father of Ishmael.
Source: Genesis 16:15
Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
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Hagar is the mother of Ishmael.
Source: Genesis 16:15
Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
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Abraham is the father of Isaac.
Source: Genesis 21:3
Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
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Sarah is the mother of Isaac.
Source: Genesis 21:3
Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
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Isaac is the husband of Rebekah.
Source: Genesis 25:20
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
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Isaac is the father of Jacob.
Source: Genesis 25:26
After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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Isaac is the father of Esau.
Source: Genesis 25:25; Genesis 25:26
The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.
Read Genesis 25:25After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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Rebekah is the mother of Jacob.
Source: Genesis 25:21; Genesis 25:26
Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. The LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Read Genesis 25:21After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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Rebekah is the mother of Esau.
Source: Genesis 25:21; Genesis 25:25
Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. The LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Read Genesis 25:21The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.
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Esau is the brother of Jacob.
Source: Genesis 25:26
After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
Read Genesis 25:26
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