Jacob יַעֲקֹב

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Mar 15, 2025 · 3m

Our word for today is a name. And as we have seen God has something to do with naming children in the Bible beyond the understanding of their parents. This is what we find today as we are still in chapter 27 of Genesis. יַעֲקֹב Jacob, Israel. It is used 348 times in the Old Testament. As Esau cries out after missing out on his blessing he gives us the meaning of Jacob’s name. Genesis 27:36 Esau said, “Is he not rightly named יַעֲקֹב Jacob? For he has יַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” The root word for Jacob’s…