**"Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the Lord, and he said: "I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." … So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, "Let me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." The man asked him, "What is your name?" "Jacob," he answered. Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome." Jacob said, "Please tell me your name." But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared." … After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So he named him Israel. And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants. The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.""""
— Genesis 28:10-15; 32:24-30; 35:9-12 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about Jacob want Scripture on Yaakov — Jacob who dreamed the ladder at Bethel, wrestled at Peniel and was named Israel, and heard God Almighty confirm the land promise — not only perseverance alone, trust alone, or Bible verses about the God of Jacob / mighty one of Jacob alone as titles. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about perseverance, Bible verses about trust, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about Abraham, Bible verses about Isaac, Bible verses about the God of Jacob, Bible verses about the mighty one of Jacob, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, and Bible verse of the day. Jacob here means the son of Isaac renamed Israel — distinct from generic perseverance lists and from the God-of-Jacob title pages alone. Jacob is the one who named God "the Fear of Isaac" when he faced Laban; see Bible verses about the Fear of Isaac.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, יַעֲקֹב Yaakov (Strong's H3290; Bible Hub H3290) — Jacob ("he grasps the heel"); later Israel H3478. In Genesis 28 he dreams the ladder; in Genesis 32 he wrestles at Peniel; in Genesis 35 God renames him and confirms the land. This list tracks that Jacob inventory — not perseverance-alone twelve or God-of-Jacob title-alone twelve.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 28 presses Jacob's dream of the stairway and the Lord's promise to be with him and bring him back (Bible Hub MHC Genesis 28; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Genesis 28). (Perseverance, trust, and God-of-Jacob pages live elsewhere; this list centers Jacob the man.)
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12 Bible verses about Jacob
Genesis 25:26. "After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them." Grasping the heel — named Jacob. See Bible verses about Isaac.
Genesis 27:28-29. "May God give you heaven's dew and earth's richness—an abundance of grain and new wine. May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed." Isaac's blessing — heaven's dew. See Bible verses about Abraham.
Genesis 28:10-15. "Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the Lord, and he said: "I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."" Ladder — I am with you. See Bible verses about hope.
Genesis 28:16-19. "When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it." He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven." Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz." Bethel — house of God. See Bible verses about worship.
Genesis 32:9-12. "Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, you who said to me, 'Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,' I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps. Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children. But you have said, 'I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'"" Save me — two camps. See Bible verses about prayer.
Genesis 32:24-28. "So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, "Let me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." The man asked him, "What is your name?" "Jacob," he answered. Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome."" Wrestled — renamed Israel. See Bible verses about perseverance.
Genesis 32:29-30. "Jacob said, "Please tell me your name." But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared."" Peniel — face to face. See Bible verses about faith.
Genesis 35:1-3. "Then God said to Jacob, "Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau." So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."" Go up to Bethel — purify yourselves. See Bible verses about worship.
Genesis 35:9-12. "After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So he named him Israel. And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants. The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you."" Named Israel — land to your descendants. See Bible verses about the God of Jacob.
Genesis 46:2-4. "And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am," he replied. "I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph's own hand will close your eyes."" Do not be afraid — Egypt; Joseph. See Bible verses about hope.
Genesis 49:1-2. "Then Jacob called for his sons and said: "Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel."" Sons of Jacob — listen to Israel. See Bible verses about Abraham.
Hebrews 11:21. "By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff." By faith — blessed Joseph's sons. See Bible verses about faith.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need Jacob — not twelve as a grind. If you need the ladder at Bethel, start at Genesis 28:10–15. If you need Peniel and the rename, open Genesis 32:24–30. If you need God Almighty confirming the land, open Genesis 35:9–12. For Abraham the father of faith, open Bible verses about Abraham. For Isaac the son of promise, open Bible verses about Isaac. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about Jacob?
Genesis 28:10–15 is the clear starting place; Genesis 32:24–30 and 35:9–12 press Peniel and the rename to Israel.
How do Bible verses about Jacob differ from perseverance alone?
Perseverance pages gather enduring in general. This list centers Jacob the patriarch — ladder, wrestling, and Bethel.
What Hebrew word sits under Jacob?
Yaakov (H3290) — Jacob; later Israel (H3478).
Why isn't the God of Jacob title page the exclusive center of this page?
That divine-title list stays on Bible verses about the God of Jacob so the lists stay distinct (this page owns Jacob the man's ladder and Peniel inventory above).
How is Jacob different from Abraham alone?
Abraham pages gather the call and the stars. This list centers Jacob who dreamed, wrestled, and was renamed Israel.
