Difference between revisions of "Jacob (disambiguation)"
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List of [[saints]] with this name: | List of [[saints]] with this name: | ||
| + | *Patriarch Jacob, ([[December 1]]) | ||
| + | *St. Jacob the deacon, son of Matthan (Sunday before Christmas [[December 18]]) Gr. Ματθάν | ||
| + | *St. Jacob ([[August 16]]) | ||
| + | *St. Jacob, Bishop of Migdonia ([[October 31]]), Gr. Μυγδονίας | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Apostle James]] | *[[Apostle James]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:58, April 7, 2008
The name 'Jacob', masc. proper name, name of O.T. patriarch, son of Isaac and Rebecca and father of the founders of the twelve tribes, from L.L. Jacobus, from Gk. Iakobos, from Heb. Ya'aqobh, lit. "one that takes by the heel" (Gen. xxviii.12), a derivative of 'aqebh "heel."
List of saints with this name:
- Patriarch Jacob, (December 1)
- St. Jacob the deacon, son of Matthan (Sunday before Christmas December 18) Gr. Ματθάν
- St. Jacob (August 16)
- St. Jacob, Bishop of Migdonia (October 31), Gr. Μυγδονίας
See also
