Angel,

Strong's Dictionary defines Jacob as...

OT:3290
Ya` aqob (yah-ak-obe'); from OT:6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); 
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch:

KJV - Jacob.

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At 02:25 AM 1/22/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>I am very skeptical of translations.  I will have to find out one day what
>the name means in the original Hebrew.  Why would a parent give a son a name
>like that in the first place, in the second, does a name truly predict one's
>character?  If it does why don't we name our children more responsibly?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:37 PM
>Subject: Re: Unfair treatment in life
>
>
> > Of course, if Jacob did nothing wrong, why does he have the name that he
>was
> > given?  I know what his name means but I just wondered if anybody thought
>of
> > taking the meaning of his own name into account when considering the type
>of
> > person he was.
> >
> > Phil.

Brad

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