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Dinah

(Encyclopedia) DinahDinahdīˈnə [key], in the Bible, daughter of Jacob and Leah.

Edar

(Encyclopedia) EdarEdarēˈdär [key], in the Bible, tower, near which Jacob pitched his tent.

Zilpah

(Encyclopedia) ZilpahZilpahzĭlˈpə [key], in the Bible, Leah's maid, mother of two of Jacob's sons.

Schurman, Jacob Gould

(Encyclopedia) Schurman, Jacob GouldSchurman, Jacob Gouldshûrˈmən [key], 1854–1942, American educator and diplomat, b. Freetown, Prince Edward Island. His education was completed in London, Edinburgh…

Gordin, Jacob Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Gordin, Jacob MikhailovichGordin, Jacob Mikhailovichyäˈkôb mĭkhīˈləvyĭch gôrˈdĭn [key], 1853–1909, American writer of Yiddish plays, b. Russia. He was for some years a teacher and a…

Cuyp

(Encyclopedia) Cuyp or KuypCuypboth: koip [key], family of Dutch painters of Dordrecht. Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp, 1594–c.1651, pupil of Abraham Bloemaert, was a portrait and landscape painter. His…

Leah

(Encyclopedia) LeahLeahlēˈə [key], in the Bible, Laban's elder, less beautiful daughter and Jacob's first wife.

Abel-mizraim

(Encyclopedia) Abel-mizraimAbel-mizraimāˈbəl-mĭzrāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place “beyond Jordan” where Jacob was mourned.

Gimbel

(Encyclopedia) GimbelGimbelgĭmˈbəl [key], family of American merchants and philanthropists. Adam Gimbel, 1815–96, b. Bavaria, emigrated (1835) to the United States and traveled up and down the…

Atad

(Encyclopedia) AtadAtadāˈtăd [key], in the Bible, name of the unidentified threshing floor where Joseph and his brethren mourned the death of Jacob.