Jacob (disambiguation)
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Jacob
was a patriarch of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian traditions.
Jacob may also refer to:
Jacob
Jacob "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the New Testament and the Qur'an was the third patriarch of the Hebrew people with whom God made a covenant, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, which were named after his descendants.In the...
was a patriarch of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian traditions.
Jacob may also refer to:
- Jacob, Indian unit of length a.k.a. jowJowA jow is an obsolete unit of length in India approximately equal 0.25 inch . After metrication in India in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.-References:...
- Jacob (sheep)Jacob (sheep)The Jacob sheep is a rare breed of small, piebald , polycerate sheep. Jacobs may have from two to six horns, but most commonly have four. The most common color is black and white, but they may also be blue and white or lilac and white in coloring. Jacobs are usually raised for their wool, meat,...
, a rare breed of black and white spotted, multi-horned sheep - Jacob (name)Jacob (name)Jacob is a common male first name and a less well-known surname. Since 1999 and through 2010, Jacob has been the most popular baby name for newborn boys in United States. It is a cognate of James....
, linguistic aspects - Jacob, Book of JacobBook of JacobThe Book of Jacob is the third book of the Book of Mormon. Its full title is The Book of Jacob: The Brother of Nephi. According to the text, it was written by the ancient prophet Jacob, brother of the prophet Nephi, believed to have lived during the 6th century BC.While this book contains some...
(MormonMormonThe term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
) - Jacob (clothing retailer)Jacob (clothing retailer)Jacob is a private Canadian affordable women's and girls' clothing store chain based out of Montreal, Quebec. Jacob stores, which number over 200, are all over Canada, usually in malls...
, a Canadian clothing store chain
People
- Jacob (Book of Mormon prophet) (fl. c. 600 BCE)
- John Jacob of MontferratJohn Jacob of MontferratJohn Jacob Palaeologus was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1418 to 1435....
(1395–1445), Italian soldier & government administrator - Yaqob of EthiopiaYaqob of EthiopiaYaqob I was of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the eldest surviving son of Sarsa Dengel; his mother was either Queen Maryam Sena Yaqob I (Ge'ez ያዕቆብ yāʿiqōb, Amh. yā'iqōb) was (throne name Malak Sagad II, መልአክ ሰገድ, mal'ak sagad, Amh. mel'āk seged, "to whom the angel...
(died 1638), ruler - Giles JacobGiles JacobGiles Jacob was a British legal writer and literary critic who figures as one of the dunces in Alexander Pope's 1728 Dunciad:Pope's lines single Jacob out for satire primarily for his dogmatism and pettiness...
(1686–1744), British jurist and writer - Jacob EmdenJacob EmdenJacob Emden also known as Ya'avetz, , was a leading German rabbi and talmudist who championed Orthodox Judaism in the face of the growing influence of the Sabbatean movement...
(1697–1776), Rabbi, talmudist, and prominent opponent of the Shabbethaians - Jacob MicflikierJacob MicflikierJacob Micflikier is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League.-College hockey:...
(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player - Jacob MinahJacob MinahJacob Minah is a decathlete from Germany. He set his personal best in the event on 13 August 2007 at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, earning him the gold medal. He is a nephew of former vice-president of Sierra Leone, Francis Minah.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1982), German decathlete - Edward JacobEdward JacobEdward Jacob was an antiquary, naturalist and mayor from Kent, the son of Edward Jacob, surgeon of Canterbury, mayor of that city in 1727, who died in 1756. He married twice. His first wife was Margaret Rigden, whom he married on 4 September 1739, she being the daughter of John Rigden of...
(c. 1710 -1788), British scholar and politician - Georges JacobGeorges JacobGeorges Jacob was one of the two most prominent Parisian master menuisiers, producing carved, painted and gilded beds and seat furniture and upholstery work for the French royal châteaux, in the early Neoclassical style that is usually associated with Louis Seize.Jacob arrived in Paris in 1754 and...
(1739–1814), French artist - Jacob HübnerJacob HübnerJacob Hübner was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge , a founding work of entomology.-Scientific career:...
(1761–1826), German entomologist - John Jacob (British army officer) (1812–1858)
- P. L. Jacob (1806–1884), French writer Paul LacroixPaul LacroixPaul Lacroix , French author and journalist, was born in Paris, the son of a novelist.He is best known under his pseudonym of P.L. Jacob, bibliophile, or Bibliophile Jacob, suggested by the constant interest he took in public libraries and books generally. Lacroix was an extremely prolific and...
- John J. JacobJohn J. JacobJohn Jeremiah Jacob was a Democratic politician from Green Spring , West Virginia. Jacob served two terms as the fourth Governor of the US state of West Virginia...
(1829–1893), American politician - Charles Donald JacobCharles Donald JacobCharles Donald Jacob served four terms as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, two consecutively in 1873-78, then later in 1882-84 and 1888-90. He also served as the U.S. minister to Colombia in 1885-1886. He was a member of the Democratic Party....
(1838–1898), American politician and diplomat - Edgar JacobEdgar JacobEdgar Jacob was an English churchman, who became Bishop of Newcastle and then Bishop of St Albans.-Early life and education:He was born at the Rectory, Crawley, Hampshire, on 16 November 1844...
(1844–1920), British religious leader - Claud JacobClaud JacobField-Marshal Sir Claud William Jacob GCB GCSI KCMG was a British Army officer who served in the First World War.-Military career:...
(1863–1948), British soldier - E. F. JacobE. F. JacobErnest Fraser Jacob was a British medievalist and scholar.-Education:He was educated at Twyford School, Winchester College, and then for a period at New College, Oxford - broken by service in World War I. He won a fellowship to All Souls College, Oxford, and taught there and at Christ Church where...
(1894–1971), British scholar - Gordon JacobGordon JacobGordon Percival Septimus Jacob was an English composer. He is known for his wind instrument composition and his instructional writings.-Life:...
(1895–1984), British musician - Ian JacobIan JacobLieutenant-General Sir Edward Ian Claud Jacob GBE, CB, , known as Ian Jacob, was the Military Assistant Secretary to Winston Churchill's war cabinet and later a distinguished broadcasting executive, serving as the Director-General of the BBC from 1952 to 1960.-Early life:Jacob was born in 1899 in...
(1899–1993), British soldier - Jacob Sacklowsky (Jack Sack; born 1908), American pro football All-Pro
- Jacob Finkelstein (John "Jackie" Fields; 1908–84), American, Hall of Fame world champion welterweightWelterweightWelterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
& Olympic champion featherweight boxer - Alaric JacobAlaric JacobHarold Alaric Jacob was an English writer and journalist. He was Reuters correspondent in Washington in the 1930s, and a war correspondent during World War II in North Africa, Burma and Moscow.-Early life:...
(1909–1995), British journalist and author - François JacobFrançois JacobFrançois Jacob is a French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through feedback on transcription. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff.-Childhood and education:François Jacob is...
(born 1920), French biologist - Ya'akov HodorovYa'akov HodorovYa'akov Hodorov was an Israeli football goalkeeper in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He was considered by many to be Israel's best goalkeeper in history, and among the best goalkeepers of his generation.-Football career:Hodorov started his football career at Maccabi Rishon LeZion at the age of 15...
(1927–2006), Israeli football goalkeeper - Yaacov AgamYaacov AgamYaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.-Biography:Yaakov Agam was born Yaakov Gipstein on May 11, 1928, in Rishon LeZion, then Mandate Palestine...
(born 1928), Israeli sculptor - John Edward JacobJohn Edward JacobJohn Edward Jacob was a U.S. civil rights leader. He served as the president of the National Urban League between 1982 and 1994....
(born 1934), American activist - Max JacobMax JacobMax Jacob was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic.-Life and career:After spending his childhood in Quimper, Brittany, France, he enrolled in the Paris Colonial School, which he left in 1897 for an artistic career...
(1876–1944), French writer - Violet JacobViolet JacobViolet Jacob was a Scottish writer, now known especially for her historical novel Flemington and her poetry....
(1863–1946), British writer - Marius JacobMarius JacobAlexandre Jacob , known as Marius Jacob, was a French anarchist illegalist. A clever burglar equipped with a sharp sense of humour, capable of great generosity towards his victims, he became one of the models for Maurice Leblanc's character Arsene Lupin.- A rough start :Jacob was born in 1879 in...
(1879–1954), French activist - Yaakov ShabtaiYaakov ShabtaiYaakov Shabtai was an Israeli novelist, playwright, and translator.-Biography:Shabtai was born in 1934 in Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine. In 1957, after completing military service, he joined Kibbutz Merhavia, but returned to Tel Aviv in 1967....
(1934–81), Israeli novelist, playwright, and translator - Jacob ZumaJacob ZumaJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election....
(born 1942), South African politician - Suzanne JacobSuzanne JacobSuzanne Jacob is a Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic.Born in the town of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Québec, she studied classics at the Collège Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Nicolet, and also attended classes at the "Atelier de theatre" and the "École de...
(born 1943), Canadian author - Yaakov PeriYaakov PeriYaakov Peri was head of the General Security Service, the Israeli domestic intelligence agency , or Shin Bet, from 1988 to 1994.-Biography:...
(born 1944), Israeli head of the domestic intelligence agency - Irène JacobIrène JacobIrène Marie Jacob is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique...
(born 1966) French-born Swiss actress - Jacob M. AppelJacob M. AppelJacob M. Appel is an American author, bioethicist and social critic. He is best known for his short stories, his work as a playwright, and his writing in the fields of reproductive ethics, organ donation, neuroethics and euthanasia....
(born 1973), American bioethicist - Jacob GuayJacob GuayJacob Guay better known as just Jacob is a Canadian young singer and dubbed as the French language answer to fellow Canadian Justin Bieber.-Earlier years:...
(born 1999), Canadian singer
Fiction
- Fictional characters:
- Jacob MarleyJacob MarleyJacob Marley is a fictional character who appears in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.- Relationship with Scrooge:In life, Marley was the business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge. As teenagers, both men had been apprenticed in business and met as clerks in another business...
, in Dickens' A Christmas Carol - Jacob BlackJacob BlackJacob "Jake" Black is a fictional character in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as a Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series, he undergoes a transformation that allows him to morph into a wolf. For the...
, in novels of Stephenie Meyer - Jacob (Lost), character in the television series Lost
- Jacob Snicket, character in the series of children's novels A Series of Unfortunate EventsA Series of Unfortunate EventsA Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of children's novels by Lemony Snicket which follows the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents' death in an arsonous house fire...
, by Lemony SnicketLemony SnicketLemony Snicket is the pen name of American novelist Daniel Handler . Snicket is the author of several children's books, serving as the narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and appearing as a character within the series. Because of this, the name Lemony Snicket may refer to both a fictional...
- Jacob Marley
- Jacob Faithful, 1834 novel by Frederick MarryatFrederick MarryatCaptain Frederick Marryat was an English Royal Navy officer, novelist, and a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story...
See also
- Jacob (given name)Jacob (given name)-Theological:* Jacob, son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau, and grandson of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible* Yaqub, Qur'an - see Islamic view of Jacob* Yakub, Nation of Islam* Various saints known as Saint James* Jakub, Polish, Czech and Slovak version...
- Yakub (disambiguation)
- Jakob (disambiguation)
- Jacobs (disambiguation)
- Jacob'sJacob'sJacob's is a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers. The brand name in the Republic of Ireland is owned by Jacob Fruitfield Food Group and in the United Kingdom it is owned under license by United Biscuits.-History:...
, a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers - Jacob's Ladder (disambiguation)
- Jacobson (disambiguation)
- Jacobsen (disambiguation)
- Jacobite (disambiguation)
- Jacobin (disambiguation)
- Jacobean (disambiguation)
- Jacobian (disambiguation)