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  1. noun
    French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

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  2. 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')
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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
  • 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')
  • jew a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
  • 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
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