Jacob Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
son of Matthan in the lineage of the Messiah (MAT 1:15)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Ram › Amminadab › Nahshon › Salmon › Boaz › Obed › Jesse › David › Solomon › Rehoboam › Abijah › Asa › Jehoshaphat › Jehoram › Ahaziah › Joash › Amaziah › Uzziah › Jotham › Ahaz › Hezekiah › Manasseh › Amon › Josiah › Jehoiakim › Jehoiachin › Pedaiah › Zerubbabel › Abiud › Eliakim › Azor › Sadoc › Achim › Eliud › Eleazar › Matthan › Jacob
Names
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Jacob
that supplants, undermines; the heel
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Jacob
· Also called · H3290 G2384 · MAT 1:15 follower, replacer, one who follows at the heel
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יַעֲקֹ֑ב
yaaqov · H3290 · MAT 1:15 follower, replacer, one who follows at the heel
- el Ιακωβ Iakob · G2384 · MAT 1:15
- el Ἰακώβ · G2384G
- bg Яков
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Conditional birth estimate
Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.
The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.
Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.
| Relative / anchor year | Generations | Conditional interval |
|---|---|---|
| Jehoiachin · 617 BC Ancestor |
11 20–45 years per generation |
c. 397 BC – 122 BC |
| Jehoiakim · 635 BC Ancestor |
12 20–45 years per generation |
c. 395 BC – 95 BC |
| Josiah · 649 BC Ancestor |
13 20–45 years per generation |
c. 389 BC – 64 BC |
| Hezekiah · 742 BC Ancestor |
16 20–45 years per generation |
c. 422 BC – 22 BC |
| Amaziah · 826 BC Ancestor |
20 20–45 years per generation |
c. 426 BC – AD 75 |
| Joash · 845 BC Ancestor |
21 20–45 years per generation |
c. 425 BC – AD 101 |
| Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Ancestor |
24 20–45 years per generation |
c. 469 BC – AD 132 |
| Solomon · 1036 BC Ancestor |
28 20–45 years per generation |
c. 476 BC – AD 225 |
| David · 1086 BC Ancestor |
29 20–45 years per generation |
c. 506 BC – AD 220 |
| Absalom · 1051 BC Ancestor |
29 20–45 years per generation |
c. 471 BC – AD 255 |
| Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor |
32 20–45 years per generation |
c. 476 BC – AD 325 |
| Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor |
38 20–45 years per generation |
c. 962 BC – 12 BC |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
40 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1035 BC – 35 BC |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
41 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1075 BC – 50 BC |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
41 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1056 BC – 31 BC |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
42 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1155 BC – 105 BC |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
42 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1145 BC – 95 BC |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
43 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1050 BC – AD 3466 |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
44 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1056 BC – AD 3565 |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
44 25–130 years per generation |
c. 956 BC – AD 3665 |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
45 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1061 BC – AD 3665 |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
46 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1068 BC – AD 3763 |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
47 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1073 BC – AD 3863 |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
48 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1082 BC – AD 3959 |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
49 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1087 BC – AD 4059 |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
51 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1072 BC – AD 4284 |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
52 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1147 BC – AD 4314 |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
53 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1623 BC – AD 3943 |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
54 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1780 BC – AD 3891 |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
55 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1942 BC – AD 3834 |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
56 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1982 BC – AD 3899 |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
57 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2119 BC – AD 3867 |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
58 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2159 BC – AD 3932 |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
59 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2204 BC – AD 3992 |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
59 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2529 BC – AD 3667 |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
60 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2269 BC – AD 4032 |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
60 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2504 BC – AD 3797 |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
60 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2505 BC – AD 3796 |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
61 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2349 BC – AD 4057 |
| Jesus Christ · 5 BC Descendant |
2 20–45 years per generation |
c. 95 BC – 45 BC |
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Jacob Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Jacob is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in Mat 1:15-16. He is identified as the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
This genealogy traces the lineage of Jesus from Abraham through David, and then to Joseph. Jacob is listed as the son of Matthan and the grandson of Eleazar (Mat 1:15). His father and a few generations before him are anonymous placeholders unnamed missing individuals that are necessray to increase the number of generations in Jesus' genealogy as recorded in Matthew to become the same as the number of generations in Luke. Matthew is known to deliberately miss out some individuals (kings Ahaziah, Joash and Amaziah) so it is likely he also missed out others, in order to create three sets of 14 generations (Mat 1:17). The inclusion of Jacob in this genealogy serves to establish Joseph's descent from the royal line of David, which was essential for Jesus to be recognized as the Messiah.
While little is known about Jacob's life, his place in the genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage in Jewish tradition and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah's descent from David (2Sa 7:12-16; Isa 9:6-7).
It is important to note that while Joseph was Jesus' legal father, he was not his biological father, as Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Mat 1:18-25). Nonetheless, Joseph's lineage through Jacob was significant in establishing Jesus' claim to the Messianic title "Son of David" (Mat 1:1).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Jacob_2) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Jacob@Mat.1.15-) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, jacob_683)