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First name: Jacob
 

Origin

: English, Scandinavian, Dutch

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Meaning

: actually meaning "He (God protect) should" but already in the Old Testament interpreted as Folk etymology "heel holder" and "he's cheating / he repressed" in the Old Testament Jacob is a son of Isaac and the father of 12 sons, who create the 12 tribes of Israel, Jacob is said to have recorded at birth, his twin brother Esau in the heel, to become the first-born (hence the above name interpretations) in the New Testament are James the Younger and James A "Older two apostles of Jesus
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