Yāqub ibn Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm (Arabic: يَعْقُوب‎, translit. Yaʿqūb‎ ), also known as Jacob, is a prophet in Islam who is mentioned in the Quran. He is acknowledged as a patriarch of Islam. Muslims believe that he preached the same monotheistic faith as did his forefathers: Abraham (Ibrahim), Isaac (Ishaq) and Ishmael (Ismail). Jacob is mentioned 16 times in the Quran. In the majority of these references, Jacob is mentioned alongside fellow Hebrew prophets and patriarchs as an ancient and pious prophet who remained in the "company of the elect". Muslims hold that Jacob was the son of Isaac and that he preached the Oneness of God throughout his life. As in Christianity and Judaism, Islam holds that Jacob had twelve sons, each of which would go on to father the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Jacob pl