Jacob’s Video
Jacob Benedict De Castro
Jacob \j(a)-cob\ is pronounced JAY-kub. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is “he who supplants”.
Biblical: the son of Isaac and Rebekah and twin brother of Esau. Jacob fathered 12 sons and a daughter, who became the ancestors of the nation of Israel, the name Jacob himself received after wrestling with an angel. Jacobo is a Spanish form; Yakov (YAH-kav) is Russian. Senator Jacob Javits; actor Jake Gyllenhall.