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Nomadic Hebrews came up with "Jacob", which means "supplanter". He was the third Hebrew patriarch to make a covenant with God. Born in Canaan, Jacob and his sons moved to Egypt during a severe drought, but after his death, his remains were returned to Canaan for a stately burial in the Cave of Machpelah.
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