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nounFrench biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
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noun(Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')type of:
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- rachel (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
- joseph (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
- jew a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
- jacob (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
- benjamin (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
- rebecca (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
- isaac (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
- hebrew a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
- reuben (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
- genesis the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers