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Way way back many centuries ago,

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Not long after the Bible began

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Jacob lived in the land of Canaan,

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A fine example of a family man.

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Jacob, Jacob and sons,

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Depended on farming to earn their keep.

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Spent all of his days in the fields with sheep.

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Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel

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With Simeon and Levi the next in line

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Naphtali and Isaachar with Asher and Dan

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Zebulun and Gad took the total to nine

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Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one 

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Jacob, Jacob and sons,

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Joseph - Jacob's favourite son

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Jacob, Jacob and sons

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Jacob, Jacob and sons

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Jacob, Jacob and sons

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Jacob Jacob

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Jacob and

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Sons