On Jacob: Text and Manuscripts

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Jacob , fratre tum in primogenitura primogenitura et tum in benedictione supplantato, in mesopotamiam proficiens, cum prouisione iuxta luzam titulum erexisset et pro rachel et lya seruitium seruicium .xiiii. annorum laban complesset, pacto de aliis septem annis mutatione uirgarum uix completo, cum uxoribus et filiis undecim , a laban , furto sublatis ydolis a rachel , recedens, in galaad est comprehensus; inde cum laban federe inito in lapidibus ad manaym , ubi castra angelorum uidit, proficiens ordinatis turmis , uadum jaboc transiens, matutina lucta leso neruo cum angelo completa, mutatione nominis facta, premissis muneribus fratri suo, tremebundus occurrit; cuius filia dina a sychem oppressa et sychimitis in dolo occisis, iussu dei ipse in bethel altare erexit et domum purgauit; in effratha eo ueniente et rachel in partu bennoym expirante , cum trans turrim gregis tabernaculum fixisset, postea tempore famis in egyptum descendit, ubi a filio joseph honorifice susceptus , respondens pharaoni de etate , benedictis per ordinem filiis, uitam terminauit.

Jacob supplanted his brother, both in birthright and in blessing, then journeyed into Mesopotamia. With foresight, he set up a pillar near Luz, and he completed fourteen years of service to Laban for Rachel and Leah. Having just completed an agreement for a further seven years, changing the rods, he departed from Laban with his wives and eleven sons (Rachel furtively taking the idols), and he was stopped at Gilead. Then he entered into an agreement with Laban with stones. He went to Mahanaim, where he saw the camp of angels. Advancing with organised troops, he crossed the ford of Jabbok, and wrestled until dawn with an angel that injured his sinew. His name was changed. Having sent gifts ahead to his brother, he met him nervously. His daughter Dinah was oppressed by Shechem and the Sichemites were treacherously killed. At God's command he built an altar at Bethel and cleansed the house. He came to Ephrath and Rachel died giving birth to Ben-Oni. He pitched his tent beyond the Flock Tower. Later, in the time of famine, he went down into Egypt, where he was honorably received by his son Joseph. Answering Pharaoh about his age, he blessed his sons in order, and ended his life.

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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Iacob a fratre tum in primogenitura. tum in benedictione sup
plantato. in mesopotamiam proficiens. cum prouisione iux
ta luzam titulum erexisset. et pro rachel et lya. seruitium .xiiij.
annorum labam complesset. pacto de alijs .vii. annis. muta
tione uirgarum uix completo. cum uxoribus et filijs .xi. a laban
furto sublatis ydolis a rachel recedens. in galaad est comprehensus.
Inde cum laban federe inito in lapidibus ad manaym ubi castra
angelorum uidit proficiens ordinatis turmis uadum iaboc
transiens. matutina lucta leso neruo cum angelo completa
mutatione nominis facta. premissis muneribus fratri suo treme
bundus occurrit. Cuius filia dina. a sychem oppressa. et sychi
mitis in dolo occisis iussu dei ipse in bethel altare erexit. et do
mum purgauit. In effratha eo ueniente. et rachel in par
tu bennoym exspirante. cum trans turrim gregis tabernaculum
fixisset. postea tempore famis in egiptum descendit. ubi a filio
ioseph honorifice suseptus. respondens pharaoni de etate
benedictis per ordinem filijs. uitam terminauit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iacob a fratre tum in primogeni
tura. et tum in benedictione
supplantato in mesopota
miam proficiscens. cum proui
sionem iuxta luzam titulum erexisset. et pro rachel et lia ser
uicium xiiii. annorum complesset. pacto de aliis .vii. annis. mutacione
uirgarum uix completo. cum uxore et filiis xi. a laban furto sub
latis ydolis a rachel. recedens. in galaad est comprehensus. Inde
cum laban federe inito in lapidibus ad manaym. ubi castra angelorum
uidit. proficiscens. ordinatis turmis. uadum iaboh transiens.
matutina lucta. neruo leso. cum angelo completa mutacione nominis
facta. premissis muneribus fratri suo tremebundus occurrit. Cuius filia
dina a sichem oppressa. et sicimitis in dolo occisis. iussu dei ipse
in bethel altare erexit. et domum purgauit. In effrata eo ue
niente. et rachel in partu beniamyn expirante cum trans tur
rim gregis tabernaculum fixisset. postea tempore famis in egyptum
descendit. ubi a filio ioseph honorifice susceptus. respondens
pharaoni de etate. benedictis per ordinem filiis uitam termi
nauit.

Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Hs. 490 (Schiffmann 26) (Lz1)

Manuscript group AT2

Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247 (Kö)

Manuscript group BE1

Klosterneuburg, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, Cod. 696 (K)

Manuscript group FR1

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2 [2 Images]

Iacob fratre tum in benedictione. tum in primoge
gnitura supplantato. in mesopotamiam proficiscenns. cum prouisione iuxta
luzam tytulum erexsisset. et pro rachel et lia seruicium .xiiii. annorum laban
complesset. pacto de aliis vii. annis. mutatione uirguarum uix completo.
cum uxoribus. et filiis xi. a laban furto sublatis ydolis a rachel recedens.
in galaad est comprehensus. Jnde cum laban federe inito in lapidibus. ad manaym
ubi castra angelorum uidit proficiscens. ordinatis turmis uadum iabog transiens.
matutina lucta leso neruo cum angelo completa. mutatione nominis facta. premis
sis muneribus fratri suo tremebundus occurrit. Cuius filia dyna a a sychem oppres
sa. et sichimitis in dolo occisis. iussu dei ipse in bethel altare erexit. et do

mum purgauit. Jn effrata eo ueniente. et rachel in
partu bennoym expirante. cum trans turrim gregis ta
bernaculum fixisset. postea tempore famis in
egyptum descendit. ubi. a filio
ioseph ho
norifice susceptus. benedictis per
ordinem filiis. uitam termina
uit.

Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Sal. IX, 40 (H)

Manuscript group GB3

Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.5 (C)

Manuscript group GB6

Iacob fratre tum in primogenitura tum in benedictione supplantato in mesopotamiam
proficiscens. cum prouisione iuxta luzam titulum erexisset. et pro rachel et lia .xiiii. annorum
seruitium apud laban complesset! pacto de aliis .vii. annis pro gregibus mutatione uir
garum uix completo. cum uxoribus et filiis .xi. a laban furto sublatis ydolis a rachel! re
cedens! in galaad est comprehensus. Inde cum laban federe inito in lapidibus ad manaim.
ubi castra angelorum uidit proficiens. ordinatis turbis uadum iaboc transiens. matu
tina lucta leso neruo cum angelo completa. mutatione nominis facta. premissis muneribus
fratri suo tremebundus occurrit. cuius filia dina a sichem oppressa et sichimitis
in dolo occisis! iussu dei ipse in bethel altare erexit. et domum purgauit
In effrata eo ueniente et rachel in partu beniamin ex
pirante. cum trans turrim gregis tabernaculum fixisset! postea
tempore famis in egiptum descendit. ubi a filio suo io
seph honorifice suseptus. respondens
pharaoni de etate. benedictis per ordi
nem filiis! uitam terminauit.

Version 2

Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5 (Cl)

Admont, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 128 (Ad)

Manuscript group AT3

Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 15.11 (F1)

Manuscript group FR3 [2 Images]

Version 3

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83 (C3)

Manuscript group GB2

Citation recommendation

On Jacob: Text and Manuscripts. In: Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae: a research platform and edition, ed. by Andrea Worm, et al., Graz: 2026. https://gams.uni-graz.at/query:chigc.thirdlayer?params=$1|t-jacob1.

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