At the age of 40, Isaac married Rebekah (Genesis 25:20). After they had been married for 20 years, they had twin sons, Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:23-26). Jacob eventually became the sole heir of God's covenant when Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of stew (Genesis 25:29-34), and later Jacob got the blessing of the blind Isaac through trickery (Genesis 27:1-40).
It was while he was running away from Esau, who was very angry about being tricked out of his blessing, that Jacob had his vision of the stairway to heaven.
After running away, Jacob lived with his uncle Laban and married both of his daughters, Rachel and Leah. He also married two other women. Between his four wives he had twelve children, who's descendants became the twelve tribes of Israel, thus fulfilling God's covenant with his grandfather Abraham. After dying, Jacob was was buried in the "Tomb of The Patriarchs" which is the burial place of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob/Israel and Leah. (Genesis 35:28-29, 49:31).
Jacob is mentioned in the New Testament as a Patriarch, or forefather for the Jews, in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, and Hebrews.
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