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Jacob

Also Named Israel · Yaqub · يعقوب
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Yaqub, peace be upon him, is the son of Isaac and the father of Joseph, and the Quran names him in 16 verses. The Quran also uses the name Israel, which commentators identify as Jacob, and the Children of Israel are his descendants. The Quran is the final revelation, and it is the measure by which earlier books are read.

Named in the Quran
1.
Quran 2:132
“And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], ‘O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims.’”
Abraham and Jacob instruct their sons: do not die except as Muslims.
2.
Quran 11:71
“And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.”
Good tidings of Isaac, and after Isaac, Jacob.
3.
Quran 12:6
“And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise.’”
Jacob tells Joseph that Allah will complete His favor upon him and the family of Jacob.
4.
Quran 12:38
“And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allah. That is from the favor of Allah upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.”
Joseph says he follows the religion of his fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
5.
Quran 12:68
“And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah at all except [it was] a need within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.”
Called a possessor of knowledge because of what Allah had taught him.
6.
Quran 19:6
“Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You].’”
Zechariah asks for an heir to inherit from the family of Jacob.
7.
Quran 19:49
“So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet.”
Allah gives Abraham Isaac and Jacob, and makes each a prophet.
8.
Quran 21:72
“And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.”
Isaac and Jacob are given in addition, and all are made righteous.
9.
Quran 29:27
“And We gave to Him Isaac and Jacob and placed in his descendants prophethood and scripture. And We gave him his reward in this world, and indeed, he is in the Hereafter among the righteous.”
Prophethood and scripture are placed in Abraham’s descendants.
10.
Quran 38:45
“And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - those of strength and [religious] vision.”
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are remembered as servants of strength and religious vision.
Also named in
2:1332:1362:1403:844:1636:84
Verses where commentators read “Israel” as Jacob
3:9319:58
In earlier scripture

The Quran

The final word
Quran 12:67
“And he said, ‘O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely.’”
Quran 12:83
“[Jacob] said, ‘Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. Perhaps Allah will bring them to me all together. Indeed it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise.’”
Quran 12:86
“He said, ‘I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.”
His patience and his complaint to Allah alone, in the story of Joseph.
Quran 3:93
“All food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, [O Muhammad], ‘So bring the Torah and recite it, if you should be truthful.’”
Commentators read “Israel” in this verse as Jacob.

The Bible

Where the Bible tells of him · Genesis, in the King James Version
Genesis 32:28
“And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”
Genesis 35:10
“And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.”

Christians and Jews read these Bible passages differently. This page presents them as the Quran frames them, with the Quran as the final revelation and the measure for what came before.

Preview draft. Quran quotations follow the Sahih International translation and Bible quotations are from the King James Version; all will be checked against sources before publishing.