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Yaqub (يعقوب)

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From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Yaqub (يعقوب) is a noble prophet in Islam, the son of Isaac and father of Yusuf (Joseph). This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology:

Concept (root)
Living Creation
Sentient Creation
Human
Prophet
Yaqub (يعقوب)
Quranic Concept
Yaqub
يعقوب
TranslationJacob
Transliterationyaʿqūb
CategoryProphet
Alternative nameIsrael
FatherIsaac
SonYusuf


Yaqub is referred to in verse (2:132) of chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow):

Sahih International: And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."


Visual Concept Map

The map below shows the part of the visual ontology for this concept. You can click on other concepts in the map for related information:

AdamProphetAzraelDavidIbrahimAzarIsaacIsraelYaqubSolomonYusuf

Concept map for Yaqub. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept yaqub:

(son-of yaqub isaac)
(instance yaqub prophet)
(name-of israel yaqub)
(son-of yusuf yaqub)

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