Category:Patriarchs (subject)

The Patriarchs are Abraham and his relatives and offsprings, from whom Jews, Christians and Muslim claim common descent as Abrahamic Religions.

< Hebrew Bible Studies: (1) Creation - (2) Progenitors - (3) Patriarchs - (4) Exodus - (5) Judges - (6) Kings -- Babylonian Exile -- Second Temple Studies >

< People : Abraham -- Melchizedek -- Sarah -- Hagar -- Ishmael -- Isaac -- Rebecca -- Esau -- Jacob -- Leah -- Reuben - Simeon - Levi - Judah - Issachar - Zebulon -- Zilpha -- Gad - Asher -- Rachel -- Joseph - Benjamin -- Bilgah -- Dan - Naphtali -- Aseneth -- Manasseh - Ephraim >

< Events : Sodoma & Gomorra -- Binding of Isaac --

• Abraham begot Isaac (by Sarah) and Ishmael (by Hagar).
• Isaac begot Jacob and Esau (by Rebecca).
• Jacob begot Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulon (by Leah, Gad and Asher (by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid), and Joseph and Benjamin (by Rachel, and Dan and Naphtali (by Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid).
• Joseph begot Manasseh and Ephraim (by Aseneth)

• This page is edited by Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan.