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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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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Genesis names twelve sons of Jacob and his daughter Dinah. Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah are shown with their own children. Joseph here is Jacob’s son; he is a different person from Joseph in the Gospels.
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Rebekah 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 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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Esau 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.
Read Genesis 25:26
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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.
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Jacob is the father of Reuben.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:23
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Leah is the mother of Reuben.
Source: Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Jacob is the father of Simeon.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:23
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Leah is the mother of Simeon.
Source: Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Jacob is the father of Levi.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:23
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Leah is the mother of Levi.
Source: Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Jacob is the father of Judah.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:23
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Leah is the mother of Judah.
Source: Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Jacob is the father of Issachar.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:23
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Leah is the mother of Issachar.
Source: Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Jacob is the father of Zebulun.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:23
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Leah is the mother of Zebulun.
Source: Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Jacob is the father of Joseph.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:24
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
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Rachel is the mother of Joseph.
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Jacob is the father of Benjamin.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:24
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
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Rachel is the mother of Benjamin.
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Jacob is the father of Dan.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:25
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.
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Bilhah is the mother of Dan.
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Jacob is the father of Naphtali.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:25
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.
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Bilhah is the mother of Naphtali.
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Jacob is the father of Gad.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:26
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
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Zilpah is the mother of Gad.
Source: Genesis 35:26
The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
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Jacob is the father of Asher.
Source: Genesis 35:22; Genesis 35:26
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read Genesis 35:22The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
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Zilpah is the mother of Asher.
Source: Genesis 35:26
The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
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Jacob is the father of Dinah.
Source: Genesis 34:1
Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
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Leah is the mother of Dinah.
Source: Genesis 34:1
Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
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Jacob is the husband of Leah.
Source: Genesis 29:23; Genesis 29:25
In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
Read Genesis 29:23In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”
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Jacob is the husband of Rachel.
Source: Genesis 29:28
Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
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Leah is the sister of Rachel.
Source: Genesis 29:16
Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Read Genesis 29:16
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