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Events in Jacob’s Life

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JACOB was favored by God because he demonstrated deep appreciation for sacred things. (Heb 12:16, 17) Jehovah assured Jacob that his offspring would inherit the land promised to Abraham, and he added: “By means of your seed all the families of the ground will certainly bless themselves.”—Ge 28:4, 10-15.

Though he was blessed with material wealth and 12 sons, Jacob’s life was not without difficulties. Yet Jacob never lost his faith in Jehovah and the reliability of his word. Even on his deathbed, he expressed faith in the Messianic promise. (Ge 49:10) Among Jacob’s offspring was born Jesus Christ, through whom God will eternally bless mankind.

LOCATIONS ON MAP—With Related Scriptures
Beer-sheba	Ge 28:10
Bethel	Ge 28:11-19; 35:6-15
Bethlehem	Ge 35:16-20
Dothan	Ge 37:13, 17-36
Egypt	Ge 46:5-7, 28-30; 48:1–49:33
Haran	Ge 29:4–31:18
Mahanaim	Ge 32:1, 2
Mamre	Ge 35:27
Penuel	Ge 32:24-32
Shechem	Ge 33:18–34:31
Succoth	Ge 33:17

MAP: Jacob

Ruins of ancient Shechem. Here, association by Jacob’s daughter with Canaanite girls led to her being violated (Ge 34:1, 2)

Beitin, near the ruins of ancient Bethel. At Bethel, Jacob was twice told by God that he was heir to the Abrahamic covenant (Ge 28:13-19; 35:6-13)

Step Pyramid at Saqqara, Egypt; evidently it existed in Jacob’s day. Jacob spent the last 17 years of his life in Egypt

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