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* '''Jacobus''', in Lower Latin, means James. | * '''Jacobus''', in Lower Latin, means James. | ||
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| + | * '''Shem...short...Shemus...Jem...joky...Jacob:''' Alliterative verse, in which alliteration rather than rhyme is the main poetic foliation, was the most frequent verse technique in Old English poetry (eg., ''Beowulf'') | ||
[[Category:Twins]] | [[Category:Twins]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:15, 10 July 2016
- Son of Isaac; father of Israelites; has twin brother named Esau, with whom he fought while still in their mother Rebecca's womb; in Hebrew, Jacob means "holder of the heel" or "prince with God"; only person in Bible whom God said he "loved"; regarded as prophet in Islam; had 12 sons, who went on to found the 12 tribes of Israel.
- Jacobus, in Lower Latin, means James.
- Shem...short...Shemus...Jem...joky...Jacob: Alliterative verse, in which alliteration rather than rhyme is the main poetic foliation, was the most frequent verse technique in Old English poetry (eg., Beowulf)
