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Jacob was Isaac’s son and Joseph’s father.

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Esau returns exhausted from the open country as Jacob prepares red or lentil stew near the tents, based on Genesis 25:29–34.

Esau Returns Hungry

Genesis 25:19-34

Jacob rests on the ground while dreaming of angels moving up and down a stairway or flight of steps reaching from earth to heaven.

Jacob Sees the Stairway

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob leads his two wives, two female servants, and eleven children across the Jabbok stream at night, with his possessions nearby.

Crossing the Jabbok at Night

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob presents Joseph with a distinctive long garment while Joseph’s brothers stand nearby with unhappy expressions, illustrating favoritism and family tension from Genesis 37:1–4.

Joseph Receives a Special Garment

Genesis 37:1-36

Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers in his Egyptian residence; Benjamin embraces him while the brothers listen.

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers

Genesis 42:1–45:28

Jesus speaking with a Samaritan woman beside Jacob’s well, with ordinary well water distinct from the symbolic idea of living water.

The Gift of Living Water

John 4:1-42

Jacob and Esau face one another beside stew and bread in a tent setting as Jacob asks Esau to sell his birthright before receiving the meal.

A Choice About the Birthright

Genesis 25:19-34

Jacob’s dream of a stairway reaching heaven, angels moving on it, and the LORD’s respectful, non-specific presence above, based on Genesis 28:10-15.

God Promises to Be With Jacob

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob standing alone near the Jabbok area beneath a night sky, before the encounter described in Genesis 32.

Jacob Alone

Genesis 32:22-32

Joseph tells his brothers about dreams involving bowing sheaves and stars while Jacob responds thoughtfully.

Joseph Shares His Dreams

Genesis 37:1-36

Judah speaks before Joseph in Joseph’s residence, offering to remain as a servant in Benjamin’s place while Benjamin and the other brothers stand nearby.

Judah Speaks Up for Benjamin

Genesis 42:1–45:28

Jesus speaks respectfully with a Samaritan woman beside Jacob’s well, based on John 4:16–18.

Jesus Knows the Truth

John 4:1-42

Jacob gives Esau bread and a bowl of lentil stew beside a cooking area after Esau sells his birthright.

The Meal Is Given

Genesis 25:19-34

Jacob wakes beside the stone where he slept and responds with reverent amazement after realizing that the LORD is present.

Jacob Wakes and Is Amazed

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob and an unnamed man in a respectful, non-graphic wrestling pose near the Jabbok area as night changes toward dawn.

The Nightlong Struggle

Genesis 32:22-32

Joseph walking along a countryside path toward Dothan after an unnamed man directs him while he searches for his brothers and their flock.

Joseph Travels to Find His Brothers

Genesis 37:1-36

Joseph’s brothers bow before Joseph and present gifts at his house in Egypt while Benjamin and Simeon are present and a meal is prepared at separate tables.

The Brothers Meet Joseph for a Meal

Genesis 42:1–45:28

Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman beside Jacob’s well near Sychar as they discuss worship and the Messiah.

Jesus Reveals Who He Is

John 4:1-42

Esau in the open country with hunting equipment and Jacob among the tents, representing their different ways of life in Genesis 25:27-28.

Two Brothers, Different Ways

Genesis 25:19-34

Jacob rests at night in an unnamed place, lying down with a stone as a pillow, based on Genesis 28:11.

Jacob Rests for the Night

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob holds on to an unnamed man at daybreak and asks for a blessing before receiving the name Israel; Jacob’s hip is injured.

A Blessing and a New Name

Genesis 32:22-32

Joseph in an empty pit with his brothers above him, Reuben gesturing for restraint, and Joseph’s garment outside the pit.

Joseph Is Placed in the Empty Pit

Genesis 37:1-36

The Samaritan woman leaves her water jar at Jacob’s well and hurries toward the Samaritan city while Jesus and his disciples remain near the well.

She Leaves Her Jar and Tells the City

John 4:1-42

Joseph embraces Benjamin and weeps with his brothers inside Joseph’s residence in Egypt after revealing that he is Joseph.

Joseph Welcomes Benjamin

Genesis 42:1–45:28

Isaac and Rebekah with their grown sons Esau near the open country and Jacob near the tents, illustrating Genesis 25:27-28.

A Family With Different Affections

Genesis 25:19-34

Jacob sets up the stone he used as a pillow as a pillar and pours oil on it before naming the place Bethel.

Jacob Sets Up the Stone

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob and the unnamed man at the place Jacob names Peniel, with a simple place marker and no depiction of God.

Jacob Names the Place Peniel

Genesis 32:22-32

Joseph is led away against his will as his brothers stand beside a pit and a caravan of Ishmaelites travels toward Egypt.

Joseph Is Sold to Passing Traders

Genesis 37:1-36

Jacob and his household hear that Joseph is alive while Egyptian wagons and provisions stand nearby in Canaan.

Jacob Sees the Wagons

Genesis 42:1–45:28

Jesus teaching many Samaritans in a city while the Samaritan woman is among them, representing her testimony and their hearing Jesus.

The Samaritans Hear Jesus

John 4:1-42

Rebekah with newborn twins Esau and Jacob, with Jacob holding Esau’s heel and Isaac nearby, depicting Genesis 25:19-26.

Esau and Jacob Are Born

Genesis 25:19-34

Jacob beside a stone pillar as he names the place Bethel, previously called Luz, from Genesis 28:18–19.

The Place Is Called Bethel

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob walking with a gentle limp at sunrise as he passes Penuel, showing a lasting reminder of his night encounter.

A Lasting Reminder at Penuel

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob receives Joseph’s garment from his brothers and mourns, with a small goat nearby to represent the deception.

Jacob Mourns Over Joseph’s Garment

Genesis 37:1-36

Jesus sitting beside Jacob’s well near Sychar around noon, with a nearby field and bright midday light after his journey through Samaria.

Jesus Rests at Jacob’s Well

John 4:1-42

Rebekah thoughtfully during pregnancy, with simple symbolic imagery suggesting twins and no anatomical detail.

Rebekah and the Twins

Genesis 25:19-34

Jacob traveling alone along a road or open landscape from Beersheba toward Haran, based on Genesis 28:10.

Jacob Begins His Journey

Genesis 28:10-22

Illustration concept of Joseph arriving in Egypt as Midianites sell him to Potiphar near a simple Egyptian household entrance.

Joseph Arrives in Egypt

Genesis 37:1-36

Jesus respectfully asks a Samaritan woman for a drink at Jacob’s well as she comes to draw water with a vessel.

An Unexpected Request

John 4:1-42

Jacob beside the stone pillar at Bethel as he makes a conditional vow about God’s presence, protection, provision, and safe return.

Jacob Makes a Conditional Vow

Genesis 28:10-22

Jesus teaches his disciples near Jacob’s well, using nearby fields ready for harvest as an image for people being gathered for eternal life.

The Harvest Jesus Describes

John 4:1-42