the patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined Abraham, his son Isaac. and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel. the ancestor of the Israelites. these three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived as known as the patriarchal age.
The patriarchs (Hebrew: אבות Avot or Abot, singular Hebrew: אב Ab) of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age.
