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Jacob

The patriarch of Genesis, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham; invoked here as part of the stock biblical formula "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" for comic or mock-solemn effect, standing for the whole span of human history.

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Mentioned in 6 works (6 mentions)

The Mire Stories · 1 mention
The Steppe: The Story of a Journey Stories · 1 mention
To A. N. Pleshcheyev, 14 May 1889. Sumy. letter · 1 mention
Tatyana Repina Plays · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 13 December 1891. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
Notebooks. Diaries Notebooks · 1 mention

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