Jacob, the forefather

Jacob (/?d?e?.k?b/; Hebrew: ????????, Modern: About this soundYa'aq?v (helpáinfo), Tiberian: Ya'?q??; Arabic: ?????????, romanized: Ya?q?b; Greek: ?????, romanized: Iak?b),[1] later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham, Sarah and Bethuel.