Jacob

Jacob was a patriarch of the Hebrew Bible whose twelve sons become ancestors of the tribes of Israel. His life includes rivalry with Esau, service under Laban, marriages to Leah and Rachel, and the family crisis that leads to migration into Egypt.

In Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent, the Red Tent retells the story of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob, from the perspective of the women around her.