JACOB (2)

(ya`aqobh; Iakob):

(1) The patriarch (see preceding article).

(2) The father of Joseph the husband of Mary (Matthew 1:15-16).

(3) Patronymic denoting the Israelites (Isaiah 10:21; 14:1; Jeremiah 10:16).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.