The *Biblical ancestors of the Jewish people. *Abraham, *Isaac, *Jacob and their wives, Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel are considered to be the patriarchs and matriarchs. Their stories are recorded in the Book of *Genesis and the *rabbis taught that...

The Patriarchs (also known as the Avot in Hebrew) according to Judeo-Christian mythology, are Abraham, his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob. Collectively, they are referred to as the three patriarchs (shloshet ha-avot) of Judaism, and the period in...