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Jacob Our Father
Torah, truth
Core Concept
'You will give truth to Jacob': truth and integrity tested in exile and in struggle, from which the house of Israel was built, twelve tribes that are one people.
Biography
The chosen of the patriarchs and father of the twelve tribes. "A plain man, dwelling in tents", who went down to Egypt and laid the foundation of the house of Israel.
Sources on Sefaria
Sefaria gathers on one page the sources in which Jacob appears: Mishnah, Talmud, midrash and commentary.
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The Road to Sinai
Jacob Our Father belongs to the age of the patriarchs, before the Torah was given at Sinai, where the chain of transmission begins.