Jacob

===Children of Jacob===
{{See also|Israelites}}
Jacob, through his two wives and his two concubines had 12 biological sons; [[Reuben (son of Jacob)|Reuben]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|29:32|HE}}</ref> [[Simeon (son of Jacob)|Simeon]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|29:33|HE}}</ref> [[Levi]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|29:34|HE}}</ref> [[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|29:35|HE}}</ref> [[Dan (son of Jacob)|Dan]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:5|HE}}</ref> [[Naphtali]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:7|HE}}</ref>
[[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:10|HE}}</ref> [[Asher]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:12|HE}}</ref> [[Issachar]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:17|HE}}</ref> [[Zebulun]],<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:19|HE}}</ref> [[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]]<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:23|HE}}</ref> and [[Benjamin]].<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|35:18|HE}}</ref> The scene of Jacob mourning Joseph makes mention of him having a number of daughters,<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|37:35|HE}}</ref> but no details are provided. Only one daughter, [[Dinah]], is known by name.<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|30:21|HE}}</ref> In addition, Jacob also adopted the two sons of Joseph, [[Manasseh (tribal patriarch)|Manasseh]] and [[Ephraim]].<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|48:5|HE}}</ref>

The offspring of Jacob's sons became the [[tribes of Israel]] following [[the Exodus]], when the Israelites conquered and settled in the [[Land of Israel]].