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What was the relationship between Abraham and Jacob?

Abraham was Jacob’s grandfather. According to the Letter to the Hebrews, they lived in tents, heirs of the same promise. Matthew 1:2; Hebrews 11:9

What the Bible says

Matthew 1:2

Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.

Hebrews 11:9

By faith he abode in the land, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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