Ishak berkahwin dengan Rebekah binti Bethuel, anak Nahor, dan beliau melahirkan sepasang kembar, Esau (Al Eis) dan Yaakob (Yaqub). Perasaan tidak senang timbul antara kedua-dua saudara itu apabila mereka dewasa. Esau tidak menyukai hakikat bahawa Yaakob lebih disayangi oleh ayahnya dan dikurniakan kenabian oleh Allah. Perasaan tidak senang ini menjadi begitu serius sehingga Esau mengugut untuk membunuh saudaranya. Kerana takutkan nyawanya, Yaakob melarikan diri dari negeri itu.

Isaac married Rebekah Bint Bethuel, Ibn Nahor, and she gave birth to a set of twins, Esau (Al Eis) and Jacob (Yaqub). Ill feelings developed between the two brothers when they grew into manhood. Esau disliked the fact that Jacob was favored by his father and by Allah with prophethood. This ill feeling became so serious that Esau threatened to kill his brother. Fearing for his life, Jacob fled the country.

Ahli Kitab berkata bahawa apabila Ishak berumur empat puluh tahun, dia mengahwini Rebekah, Bint Bethuel, semasa ayahnya masih hidup. Mereka berkata bahawa dia mandul, lalu Ishak berdoa kepada Allah, dan kemudian dia hamil. Dia melahirkan anak kembar lelaki. Yang pertama dinamakan Esau, yang dipanggil Al-Eis oleh orang Arab. Dia menjadi bapa kepada Rum. Yang kedua dinamakan Jacob, yang bermaksud Israel, (tergolong dalam kalangan Bani Israel).

The People of the Book said that when Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, Bint Bethuel, during his father's life. They said she was sterile, so Isaac prayed to Allah and then she became pregnant. She gave birth to twin boys. The first one was called Esau whom the Arabs called Al-Eis. He became the father of Rum. The second one was called Jacob, which means Isreal, (belonging to the people of Israel).

Ahli Kitab mendakwa bahawa apabila Ishak (a.s.) telah tua dan penglihatannya telah lemah, beliau berasa ingin makan, lalu beliau meminta anaknya Esau pergi memburu dan membawakan sedikit daging buruan yang telah dimasak. Esau meminta bapanya mendoakan keberkatan ke atas makanan itu dan berdoa untuk dirinya. Esau, seorang pemburu, keluar untuk mendapatkan daging bagi bapanya. Rebekah, yang terdengar perbualan ini, memerintahkan anaknya Yaakub supaya menyembelih dua ekor kambing yang terbaik daripada kawanannya, memasaknya mengikut kegemaran bapanya, dan membawanya kepada bapanya sebelum abangnya kembali.

The People of the Book claimed that when Isaac (pbuh) grew old and his eye sight had weakened, he had a desire for food, so he asked his son Esau to go hunting and bring him some cooked game. Esau asked him to bless the food and pray for him. Esau, a hunter, went out to get his father the meat. Rebekah, overhearing this, ordered her son Jacob to slaughter two goats of his best flock and cook them as his father liked and bring it to him before his brother returned.

Dia memakaikan Jacob pakaian abangnya dan meletakkan kulit kambing pada lengan serta lehernya, kerana Esau berbulu lebat sedangkan Jacob tidak. Apabila dia menghampiri ayahnya dengan makanan itu, ayahnya bertanya: 'Siapakah kamu?' Jacob menjawab: 'Aku anak kamu.' Apabila ayahnya selesai makan, dia mendoakan agar anaknya menjadi saudara yang lebih diberkati dan mengatasi mereka serta semua manusia, dan agar Allah memelihara dia dan anak-anaknya.

She dressed Jacob in his brother's clothes and put goat skin on his arms and neck, for Esau was hairy while Jacob was not. When he approached his father with the food, his father asked: 'Who are you?' Jacob answered: 'I am your son.' When his father finished eating, he prayed for his son to be the more blessed brother and to prevail over them and all people, and for Allah to sustain him and his children.

Ahli Kitab berkata bahawa Esau mengancam hendak membunuh saudaranya apabila ayah mereka telah meninggal dunia. Mereka juga berkata bahawa dia meminta ayahnya berdoa untuk dirinya supaya Allah menjadikan bumi subur bagi keturunannya dan melipatgandakan rezeki serta hasil buahnya.

The People of the Book said Esau threatened to kill his brother when their father was dead. They also said that he asked his father to pray for him that Allah make the earth good for his offspring and multiply his sustenance and fruits.

Apabila ibu mereka mengetahui bahawa Esau mengancam saudaranya Jacob, dia memerintahkan anaknya Jacob supaya pergi kepada saudara lelakinya Laban di negeri Haran dan tinggal bersamanya untuk beberapa ketika sehingga kemarahan saudaranya reda, serta mengahwini salah seorang anak perempuan Laban. Dia memberitahu suaminya Isaac supaya memerintahkannya dengan nasihat itu dan mendoakannya, dan dia pun melakukannya.

When their mother knew that Esau threatened his brother Jacob, she commanded her son Jacob to go to her brother Laban in the land of Haran and abide with him for a time until his brother's anger had abated, and to marry one of the Laban's daughters. She told her husband Isaac to command him with that advice and pray for him, and he did.

Nabi Ya'qub (alaihissalam) meninggalkan keluarganya, dan apabila malam tiba, beliau mendapati sebuah tempat untuk berehat. Beliau mengambil sebiji batu lalu meletakkannya di bawah kepalanya dan tidur. Beliau bermimpi tentang sebuah tangga dari langit ke bumi. Malaikat-malaikat naik dan turun, dan Tuhan berbicara kepadanya lalu berfirman, "Aku akan memberkati engkau dan keturunanmu, dan Aku akan menjadikan tanah ini untukmu dan untuk mereka yang datang selepasmu." Apabila beliau terjaga, beliau berasa gembira dengan apa yang dilihatnya dalam mimpi itu, dan beliau berikrar, kerana Allah, bahawa jika beliau pulang kepada keluarganya dengan selamat, beliau akan membina di sini sebuah tempat ibadat untuk Allah Yang Maha Agung. Beliau juga berikrar untuk memberikan satu persepuluh daripada hartanya kerana Allah. Beliau menuangkan minyak ke atas batu itu supaya dapat mengenalinya, dan menamakan tempat itu "Rumah Ayle" (Bethel), yang bermaksud "Rumah Allah". Tempat itu kemudiannya menjadi lokasi Baitul Maqdis.

Jacob (pbuh) left his family, when night came he found a place to rest. He took a stone and put it under his head and slept. He dreamed of a ladder from heaven to earth. Angels were ascending and descending and the Lord addressed him and said to him; "I will bless you and your offspring and make this land for you and for those who come after you." When he awoke he felt joyful from what he had seen in his dream and vowed, for Allah's sake that if he returned to his family safely, he would build here a temple for Allah the Almighty. He also vowed to give one tenth of his property for the sake of Allah. He poured oil on the stone so as to recognize it and called the place "Ayle's House" (Bethel), which means "House of Allah". It was to be the location of Jerusalem later.

Ahli Kitab juga menyebutkan bahawa apabila Yaakub datang kepada bapa saudara sebelah ibunya di negeri Haran, bapa saudaranya itu mempunyai dua orang anak perempuan. Yang sulung bernama Lia (Leah) dan yang bongsu bernama Rahil (Rachel). Yang terakhir ini lebih baik dan lebih cantik daripada kedua-duanya. Bapa saudaranya bersetuju untuk mengahwinkan anak perempuannya dengannya dengan syarat Yaakub menggembalakan kambing dombanya selama tujuh tahun.

The People of the Book also said that when Jacob came to his maternal uncle in the land of Haran, his uncle had two daughters. The elder one was called Leah (Lia) and the younger one was Rachel (Rahil). The latter was the better and lovelier of the two. His uncle agreed to marry his daughter to him on the condition that Jacob pasture his sheep for seven years.

Setelah beberapa waktu, bapa saudaranya menyediakan jamuan dan mengumpulkan orang ramai untuk majlis perkahwinan. Dia mengahwinkan Leah, anak sulungnya, kepadanya pada waktu malam. Leah lemah penglihatannya dan hodoh rupanya. Apabila pagi tiba, Jacob mendapati bahawa dia ialah Leah, lalu dia mengadu kepada bapa saudaranya. "Engkau telah menipu aku; aku telah bertunang dengan Rachel, tetapi engkau mengahwinkan aku dengan Leah." Bapa saudaranya berkata: "Bukan adat kami untuk mengahwinkan anak perempuan yang lebih muda sebelum anak perempuan yang lebih tua. Namun, jika engkau mencintai adiknya, bekerjalah selama tujuh tahun lagi dan aku akan mengahwinkan engkau dengan kedua-duanya." Jacob bekerja selama tujuh tahun, kemudian dia berkahwin dengan Rachel. Pada zaman mereka, sebagaimana yang diceritakan dalam Taurat, adalah diterima bagi seorang lelaki untuk berkahwin dengan dua beradik perempuan. Laban memberikan seorang hamba perempuan kepada setiap anak perempuannya. Hamba perempuan Leah bernama Zilpah, dan hamba perempuan Rachel bernama Bilha.

After a period of time, his uncle prepared a feast and gathered people for the wedding. He married Leah, his elder daughter, to him at night. She was weak-sighted and ugly. When morning came, Jacob discovered she was Leah and he complained to his uncle. "You deceived me; I was engaged to Rachel and you married me to Leah." His uncle said: "It is not our tradition to marry the younger daughter before the elder daughter. However, if you love her sister, work another seven years and I will marry you to both of them." Jacob worked for seven years and then married Rachel. It was acceptable in their time, as described in the Torah, for a man to marry two sisters. Laban gave a female slave to each daughter. Leah's slave was called Zilpah and Rachel's slave was called Bilha.

Allah Yang Maha Kuasa menggantikan kelemahan Lea dengan memberinya anak-anak lelaki. Yang pertama dinamakan Rueben (Robel), dan selepas itu lahirlah Simon (Shamun), Levi (Lawi), dan Yahuda (Yahudh).

Almighty Allah compensated Leah's weakness by giving her sons. The first one was named Rueben (Robel), after whom there were Simon (Shamun), Levi (Lawi), and Judah (Yahudh).

Rachel merasa cemburu terhadap Leah kerana Leah mempunyai anak-anak lelaki, sedangkan dirinya mandul. Dia lalu memberikan hambanya Bilha kepada suaminya, dan suaminya bersetubuh dengan Bilha sehingga Bilha hamil. Bilha melahirkan seorang anak lelaki dan Rachel menamakannya Naftali. Leah berasa sakit hati kerana hamba Rachel telah melahirkan seorang anak lelaki, maka dia pula memberikan hambanya Zilpah kepada Jacob (pbuh). Zilpah melahirkan dua orang anak lelaki, Gad dan Asyer. Kemudian Leah mengandung dan melahirkan anak lelaki kelimanya, Issakhar, dan kemudian dia melahirkan anak lelaki keenamnya, Zebulun. Selepas itu Leah melahirkan seorang anak perempuan bernama Dinah. Demikianlah, Leah mempunyai tujuh orang anak lelaki daripada Jacob.

Rachel felt jealous of Leah's having sons, as she was barren. She gave her slave Bilha to her husband and he had relations with her until she became pregnant. She gave birth to a son and named him Naphtali. Leah was vexed that Rachel's slave had give birth to a son, so she in turn gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob (pbuh), Zilpah gave birth to two sons, Gad and Asher. Then Leah got pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son, Issaacher, and later she gave birth to a sixth son Zebulun. After this Leah gave birth to a daughter named Dinah. Thus, Leah had seven sons from Jacob.

Lalu Rachel berdoa kepada Allah agar memberinya seorang anak lelaki daripada Jacob. Allah mendengar seruannya dan memperkenankan doanya. Dia melahirkan seorang anak lelaki yang mulia, berkedudukan tinggi, dan rupawan. Dia menamakannya Joseph (Yusuf). Semua ini berlaku ketika mereka berada di negeri Haran dan Jacob (pbuh) sedang menggembalakan kambing biri-biri pbapa saudaranya, yang dia lakukan selama tempoh dua puluh tahun.

Then Rachel prayed to Allah to give her a son from Jacob. Allah heard her call and responded to her prayer. She gave birth to a son, great, honorable, and beautiful. She named him Joseph (Yusuf). All of this happened when they were in the land of Haran and Jacob (pbuh) was pasturing his uncle's sheep, which he did for a period of twenty years.

Yaakub kemudian meminta pakciknya, Laban, untuk membenarkannya pergi melawat keluarganya. Pakciknya berkata kepadanya: "Aku telah diberkati kerana kamu; mintalah berapa jumlah wang yang kamu perlukan." Yaakub berkata: "Berikanlah kepadaku setiap kambing yang berbintik dan berbelang yang lahir tahun ini, serta setiap anak biri-biri yang hitam." Tetapi atas perintah Laban, anak-anaknya memisahkan kambing-kambing bapa mereka yang berbelang, berbintik atau berbercak, serta anak-anak biri-biri yang hitam, bimbang agar kambing-kambing lain akan lahir dengan ciri-ciri tersebut. Mereka berjalan selama tiga hari bersama kambing dan biri-biri bapa mereka, manakala Yaakub menjaga kawanan yang tinggal.

Jacob then asked his uncle Laban to let him go and visit his family. His uncle said to him: "I have been blessed because of you; ask for whatever money you need." Jacob said: "Give me each spotted and speckled goat born this year and each black lamb." But at Laban's command his sons removed their father's goat that were striped, spotted or speckled, and the black lambs, lest others should be born with those traits. They walked for three days with their father's goats and sheep while Jacob tended the remaining flock.

Ahli Kitab berkata bahawa Ya'qub (alaihissalam) mengambil batang-batang segar dari pokok poplar, badam, dan chinar. Dia mengupas jalur-jalur pada batang-batang itu dan meletakkannya ke dalam air melalui saluran, supaya kambing-kambing melihatnya. Anak-anak di dalam perut mereka menjadi takut dan bergerak, lalu mereka dilahirkan dalam keadaan belang, berbintik atau berbintik-bintik.

The People of the Book said that Jacob (pbuh) took fresh rods of poplar, almond, and plane. He peeled streaks in them and cast them into the water through for the goats to look at. The young inside their abdomens were terrified and moved and they were born striped, spotted or speckled.

Ketika kambing biri-biri sedang membiak, dia menghadapkan muka kambing-kambing itu ke arah kambing hitam dalam kawanan Laban dan meletakkan batang-batang itu di antara mereka. Anak-anak mereka dilahirkan berwarna hitam. Ini dianggap sebagai contoh kuasa luar biasa, satu mukjizat. Yaakub mempunyai banyak kambing, biri-biri, haiwan dan hamba. Muka bapa saudaranya dan anak-anak lelakinya berubah seolah-olah kambing biri-biri dan kambing itu telah dicuri daripada mereka.

When the sheep were breeding, he set their faces towards the black sheep in Laban's flock and put the rods among them. Their lambs were born black. This was considered an example of supernatural powers, a miracle. Jacob had many goats, sheep, beast and slaves. His uncle and his sons faces changed as if they the sheep and goats had been stolen from them.

Allah Yang Maha Kuasa mengilhamkan kepada Ya'qub untuk kembali ke negeri ayahnya dan kaumnya, dan Dia berjanji akan menyertainya. Ya'qub memberitahu keluarganya tentang hal itu, lalu mereka menyambut dan mematuhinya. Namun Ya'qub tidak memberitahu Laban tentang rancangannya, dan dia pergi tanpa mengucapkan selamat tinggal.

Allah the Almighty inspired Jacob to return to the country of his father and people, and He promised to stand by him. Jacob told his family that, and they responded and obeyed him. Jacob did not tell Laban of his plans, however, and left without bidding farewell.

Ketika hendak pergi, Rachel mencuri berhala-berhala milik ayahnya. Setelah Jacob dan kaumnya melarikan diri menuju negerinya, Laban dan kaumnya mengejar mereka. Apabila Laban bertemu dengan Jacob, dia menyalahkannya kerana meninggalkannya tanpa pengetahuannya. Dia akan lebih suka untuk mengetahuinya supaya dia dapat melepaskan mereka pergi dengan perayaan dan kegembiraan, dengan gendang dan nyanyian, dan supaya dia dapat mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada anak-anak perempuan dan anak-anak lelakinya. Dan mengapa mereka membawa berhala-berhalanya bersama mereka?

Upon leaving, Rachel stole her father's idols. After Jacob and his people had fled for his country, Laban and his people followed them. When Laban met with Jacob, he blamed him for leaving him without his knowledge. He would have liked to know so that he could have made them leave with celebration and joy, with drums and songs, and so that he could have bidden his daughters and sons farewell. And why have they taken his idols with them?

Yaakub tidak mempunyai pengetahuan tentang berhala-berhala itu, maka dia menafikan bahawa dia telah mengambilnya daripada Laban. Kemudian Laban masuk ke dalam khemah anak-anak perempuannya dan hamba-hambanya untuk mencari, tetapi dia tidak menjumpai apa-apa, kerana Rahel telah meletakkan berhala-berhala itu di dalam pelana unta di bawahnya. Dia tidak bangun, dengan memohon maaf kerana dia sedang didatangi haid.

Jacob had no knowledge of his idols, so he denied that he had taken them from him. Then Laban entered the tents of his daughters and slaves to search, but he found nothing, for Rachel had put the idols in the camel saddle under her. She did not get up, apologizing that she had her menses.

Oleh itu, dia tidak dapat menyedari apa yang telah mereka lakukan.

Thus, he could not perceive what they had done.

Kemudian mereka duduk di atas sebuah bukit yang bernama Galeed dan membuat perjanjian di sana. Yaakub tidak akan menganiaya anak-anak perempuan Laban dan tidak akan berkahwin dengan perempuan lain. Laban mahupun Yaakub tidak akan melintasi bukit itu menuju ke negeri pihak yang satu lagi.

Ketika Yaakub menghampiri tanah Seir, para malaikat menyambutnya. Dia mengutus seorang utusan terlebih dahulu dengan salam kepada saudaranya Esau, memohon keampunan dan merendahkan diri di hadapannya. Utusan itu kembali dengan membawa balasan salam dan memberitahu Yaakub bahawa Esau sedang menunggang menuju ke arahnya bersama empat ratus orang. Hal ini membuatkan Yaakub takut, lalu dia berdoa dan memohon dengan penuh rayuan kepada Allah Yang Maha Agung. Dia sujud dengan penuh kerendahan hati dan memohon agar Allah menunaikan janji-Nya yang telah diberikan sebelum ini. Dia memohon agar Allah menghentikan kejahatan saudaranya Esau. Kemudian Yaakub (pbuh) menyediakan hadiah yang besar untuk saudaranya: dua ratus ekor kambing betina dan dua puluh ekor kambing jantan, dua ratus ekor biri-biri betina dan dua puluh ekor biri-biri jantan, tiga puluh ekor unta tenusu, empat puluh ekor lembu dan dua ekor lembu jantan, dua puluh ekor keldai betina dan sepuluh ekor keldai jantan.

When Jacob approached the land of Seir, the angels greeted him. He sent a messenger ahead with greetings to his brother Esau, asking forgiveness and humbling himself before him. The messenger returned greetings and told Jacob that Esau was riding towards him with four hundred men. This made Jacob afraid and he entreated and prayed to Allah Almighty. He prostrated in humiliation and asked Him to fulfill His promise which He had made before. He asked Him to stop the evil of his brother Esau. Then Jacob (pbuh) prepared a great present for his brother: two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, and thirty milch camels, forty cows and two bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.

Dia memerintahkan hamba-hambanya untuk membawa haiwan-haiwan itu, setiap kumpulan dipandu secara berasingan, dan berjalan mendahuluinya dengan ruang di antara kumpulan-kumpulan itu. Dia memberi arahan kepada mereka: "Apabila kamu bertemu saudaraku Esau, dia akan bertanya kepadamu, 'Kamu milik siapa? Ke mana kamu hendak pergi?' Maka kamu hendaklah menjawab, 'Semua ini milik hambamu Yaakob; ia adalah hadiah untuk tuanku Esau. Lagipun, dia berada di belakang kami.'" Yaakob tinggal di belakang bersama dua isterinya, hamba-hambanya dan anak-anaknya selama dua malam, kemudian meneruskan perjalanan pada waktu malam dan berehat pada waktu siang.

He commanded his slaves to take the animals, each drove by itself, and pass on ahead of him with a space between the droves. He instructed them: "When you meet my brother Esau he will ask you, 'to whom do you belong? where are you going?' you shall say, 'they belong to your servant Jacob; they are a present to my master Esau. Moreover, he is behind us." Jacob stayed behind with his two wives, his slaves and his children for two nights, then continued walking by night and resting by day.

Apabila fajar hari kedua tiba, salah seorang malaikat muncul dalam rupa seorang lelaki. Yaakub mula bergusti dengannya. Mereka berentap seimbang sehinggalah malaikat itu mencederakan pahanya dan Yaakub menjadi tempang. Ketika siang mula menyingsing, malaikat itu berkata kepadanya: "Siapakah namamu?" Dia menjawab: "Yaakub." Malaikat itu berkata: "Selepas hari ini, engkau tidak lagi dipanggil dengan apa-apa nama selain Israil." Yaakub bertanya: "Siapakah engkau? Apakah namamu?" Lalu dia lenyap. Ketika itulah Yaakub tahu bahawa dia adalah salah seorang malaikat. Yaakub menjadi tempang, dan kerana sebab inilah Bani Israil tidak memakan urat otot paha pada sendi pinggul.

When the dawn of the second day came one of the angels appeared in the shape of a man. Jacob began to wrestle with him. They were neck and neck until the angel injured his thigh and Jacob became lame. When the day was breaking, the angel said to him: 'What is your name?' He answered: 'Jacob.' The angel said: "After today you shall not be called anything but Israel." Jacob asked: "Who are you? What is your name?" He vanished. Then Jacob knew that he was one of the angels. Jacob was lame, and for this reason the children of Israel do not eat the thigh muscle on the hip socket.

Yaakub mengangkat matanya dan melihat saudaranya Esau datang. Yaakub sujud tujuh kali di hadapannya kerana itulah cara memberi salam pada zaman itu. Ia dibolehkan bagi mereka sebagaimana para malaikat sujud sebagai penghormatan kepada Adam.

Jacob raised his eyes and saw his brother Esau coming. Jacob prostrated seven times before him for it was their salutation in that time. It was lawful for them just as the angels had prostration in salutation to Adam.

Apabila Esau melihat Yaakub, dia berlari ke arahnya, memeluk dan menciumnya, lalu menangis. Apabila Esau mengangkat matanya dan melihat para wanita dan anak-anak, dia bertanya: "Siapakah mereka ini bersamamu?" Yaakub menjawab:

When Esau saw him, he ran towards him, embraced and kissed him and wept. When Esau raised his eyes and saw the women and children he asked: "Who are these with you?" Jacob answered:

"Mereka yang telah Allah kurniakan kepadaku, hamba-Mu." Lea, Rahel, hamba-hamba perempuan mereka, dan semua anak-anak mendekat dan sujud di hadapannya. Yakub meminta Esau menerima pemberiannya dan mendesaknya sehingga Esau bersetuju. Esau kembali dan berjalan mendahului di hadapannya. Yakub dan keluarganya mengikuti dengan kawanan kambing dan lembu serta hamba-hamba ke pergunungan (Seir).

"Those whom Allah has given me, your servant." Leah, Rachel, their slaves, and all the children approached and prostrated before him. Jacob asked Esau to accept his gift and insisted until he did so. Esau returned and went in advance before him. Jacob and his family followed with the flocks and herds and slaves to the mountains (Seir).

Ketika dia sampai di Succoth (Sahur), dia membina sebuah rumah untuk dirinya dan tempat teduhan untuk haiwan-haiwannya. Kemudian dia melintasi Jerusalem, kampung Shechem, dan berkemah di hadapan kampung itu. Dia membeli sebidang ladang daripada Shcehm bin Hamor dengan harga seratus ekor kambing dan membina sebuah mezbah, yang dinamakannya Ayl, sebagaimana Allah memerintahkannya. Dia membina mezbah itu di tempat Jerusalem berdiri hari ini, dan kemudiannya Solomon bin Daud (عليه السلام) membinanya semula. Ia terletak di tempat batu yang sebelum ini telah dia urapi dengan minyak, sebagaimana yang telah disebutkan terdahulu.

When he came to Succoth (Sahur), he built a house for himself and shades for his beasts. Then he passed by Jerusalem, the village of Shechem, and camped before the village. He bought a farm from Shcehm Ibn Hamor with one hundred goats and built an altar, which he called Ayl, as Allah commanded him. He built the altar where Jerusalem stands today and later Solomon son of David (pbuh) rebuilt it. It is in the place of the stone which he had earlier anointed with oil as was mentioned before.

Ahli kitab menceritakan kisah Dinah, anak perempuan Yaakub dan Lea. Syekhem bin Hamor menangkapnya dan menidurinya dengan paksa. Kemudian dia meminta ayah dan saudara-saudaranya untuk membenarkannya menikahinya.

The people of the book tell a story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah. Shechem Ibn Hamor seized her and lay with her by force. Then he asked her father and brothers to let him marry her.

Saudara-saudaranya berkata: "Sunatkanlah kamu semua, dan kami akan memberikan anak-anak perempuan kami kepadamu, dan kami akan mengambil anak-anak perempuanmu untuk diri kami sendiri; tetapi kami tidak berkahwin dengan orang yang tidak disunat." Mereka (lelaki-lelaki kota itu) bersetuju dengan perkara itu, dan kesemua mereka pun disunat. Apabila tiba hari ketiga, kesakitan akibat sunat itu semakin bertambah, lalu anak-anak Yaakub datang dan membunuh mereka sehingga orang yang terakhir. Mereka membunuh Shechem dan ayahnya kerana kejahatan yang telah dilakukan terhadap mereka dan kerana penyembahan berhala mereka. Oleh sebab itulah anak-anak Yaakub membunuh mereka dan merampas harta mereka sebagai rampasan.

Her brothers said : "Circumcise all of you, and we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves; but we do not marry with uncircumcised people." They (the men of the city) agreed to that, and all of them were circumcised. When the third day came, the pain from the circumcision had increased, Jacob's sons approached and killed them till the last one. They killed Shchem and his father for the evil they had committed against them and for their worship of idols. That is why Jacob's sons killed them and seized their money as spoils.

Kemudian Rachel hamil dan melahirkan seorang anak lelaki, Benjamin, tetapi kelahirannya sangat sukar dan dia meninggal dunia selepas bersalin. Jacob menanamkannya di Ephrath (afrath). Makam Rachel masih ada di sana sehingga hari ini.

Then Rachel got pregnant and gave birth to a son, Benjamin, but she had a hard labor and died after delivery. Jacob buried her in Ephrath (afrath). The tomb of Rachel is there till the present day.

Anak-anak Yaakub berjumlah dua belas orang. Daripada Lea ialah Rubin (Robil), Simeon (Shamun), Lewi (Lawi), Yehuda (Yahudh), Isakhar (Isakher), dan Zebulon (Zablun). Daripada Rachel ialah Yusuf (Yusuf) (pbuh) dan Benyamin. Daripada hamba Rachel ialah Dan dan Naftali (Neftali), dan daripada hamba Lea ialah Gad dan Asyer.

Jacob's sons were twelve men. From Leah there were Rueben (Robil), Simon (Shamun), Levi (Lawi), Judah (Yahudh), Issachar (Isakher), and Zebulun (Zablun). From Rachel there were Joseph (Yusuf) (pbuh) and Benjamin. From Rachel's slave there were Dan and Naphtali (Neftali), and from Leah's slave there were Gad and Asher.

Yaakub datang kepada bapanya Ishak dan menetap bersamanya di kampung Hebron yang terletak di tanah Kanaan, tempat Ibrahim pernah tinggal. Kemudian Ishak jatuh sakit dan meninggal dunia ketika berumur seratus lapan puluh tahun. Anak-anaknya, Esau dan Yaakub, mengebumikannya bersama bapanya Ibrahim Al Khalil di dalam sebuah gua yang telah dibelinya. Dikatakan bahawa Ibrahim meninggal dunia pada usia seratus tujuh puluh lima tahun.

Jacob came to his father Isaac and settled with him in the village of Hebron which lies in the land of Canaan where Abraham had lived. Then Isaac fell ill and died when he was one hundred eighty years old. his sons Esau and Jacob buried him with his father Abraham Al Khalil in a cave which he had bought. It was said that Abraham died at the age of one hundred seventy five.

Allah Yang Maha Kuasa berfirman dalam Al-Quran yang mulia:

Allah the Almighty declared in the Glorious Quran:

Dan siapakah yang berpaling dari agama Ibrahim (Tauhid Islam) kecuali orang yang memperbodohkan dirinya sendiri? Sesungguhnya Kami telah memilihnya di dunia ini, dan sesungguhnya di akhirat kelak dia termasuk orang-orang yang saleh.

"And who turns away from the religion of Abraham (Islamic Monotheism) except him who befools himself? Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.

Ketika Tuhannya berfirman kepadanya: "Berserahdirilah (jadilah seorang Muslim)!" Dia menjawab: "Aku telah berserah diri (sebagai seorang Muslim) kepada Tuhan sekalian alam (manusia, jin dan segala yang wujud)." Dan (penyerahan diri kepada Allah, Islam) inilah yang diwasiatkan oleh Ibrahim kepada anak-anaknya dan oleh Yaakub (dengan berkata): "Wahai anak-anakku! Sesungguhnya Allah telah memilih agama yang benar untukmu, maka janganlah kamu mati melainkan dalam keadaan beragama Islam (sebagai orang Islam - tauhid Islam)." Adakah kamu menyaksikan ketika maut menghampiri Yaakub? Ketika dia berkata kepada anak-anaknya: "Apakah yang kamu sembah selepas aku?" Mereka menjawab: "Kami akan menyembah Tuhanmu (Ilah (Tuhan - Allah) bagi nenek moyangmu, Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishak, satu Ilah (Tuhan), dan kepada-Nya kami berserah diri (dalam Islam)." Itulah satu umat yang telah berlalu. Mereka akan menerima balasan atas apa yang mereka usahakan, dan kamu atas apa yang kamu usahakan. Dan kamu tidak akan ditanya tentang apa yang mereka kerjakan.

When his Lord said to him: "Submit (be a Muslim)!" He said: "I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)." And this (submission to Allah, Islam) was enjoined by Abraham upon his sons and by Jacob, (saying): "O my sons! Allah has chosen for you the true religion, then die not except in the Faith of Islam (as Muslims -- Islamic Monotheism)." Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob? When he said unto his sons: "What will you worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship you (Ilah (God - Allah) the Ilah (God) of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, One Ilah (God), and to Him we submit (in Islam)." That was a nation who had passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do.

Mereka berkata: "Jadilah kamu orang-orang Yahudi atau Nasrani, nescaya kamu akan mendapat petunjuk." Katakanlah (kepada mereka wahai Muhammad ﷺ):

They say: "Be Jews or Christians, and then you will be guided." Say (to them O Muhammad):

"Tidak, (kami mengikuti) hanya agama Ibrahim, seorang yang Hanif (tauhid Islam, iaitu menyembah tiada selain Allah semata-mata), dan dia bukanlah dari golongan Al Mushrikeen (mereka yang menyembah yang lain bersama Allah)." Katakanlah (wahai orang Islam): "Kami beriman kepada Allah dan kepada apa yang diturunkan kepada kami dan kepada apa yang diturunkan kepada Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishak, Yaakub dan kepada Al Asbat (dua belas anak Yaakub), dan kepada apa yang diberikan kepada Musa dan Jesus serta kepada apa yang diberikan kepada para Nabi daripada Tuhan mereka. Kami tidak membezakan antara seorang pun daripada mereka, dan kepada-Nya kami berserah diri (dalam Islam)." Maka jika mereka beriman dengan seperti yang kamu imani, maka sesungguhnya mereka telah mendapat petunjuk, tetapi jika mereka berpaling, maka sesungguhnya mereka hanyalah dalam penentangan. Maka Allah akan mencukupkan kamu daripada mereka. Dialah Yang Maha Mendengar, Yang Maha Mengetahui.

"Nay (we follow) only the religion of Abraham, Hanifan (Islamic monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone, and he was not of the Al Mushrikeen (those who worshipped others along with Allah)." Say (O Muslims): "We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us and that which had been sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and to Al Asbat (the twelve sons of Jacob), and that which has been given to Moses and Jesus and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam)." So if they believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly guided, but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So, Allah, will suffice you against them. He is the All Hearer, the All Knower.

(Sibghah kami, agama ialah) sibghah (agama) Allah (Islam), dan siapakah yang lebih baik sibghahnya (agamanya) daripada Allah?

(Our Sibghah, religion is) the Sibghah (religion) of Allah (Islam) and which Sibghah (religion)

Boleh jadi lebih baik daripada (milik) Allah. Kita adalah hamba-hamba-Nya.

can be better than Allah's. We are His worshippers.

Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad, kepada orang Yahudi dan Kristian): "Adakah kamu mahu berbantah dengan kami tentang Allah, padahal Dia adalah Tuhan kami dan Tuhan kamu? Bagi kami amalan kami, dan bagi kamu amalan kamu. Kami ikhlas kepada-Nya dalam ibadah dan ketaatan (iaitu, kami menyembah-Nya sahaja dan tidak yang lain, dan kami mematuhi perintah-Nya)." Atau adakah kamu mendakwa bahawa Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishak, Yaakub, dan Al Asbat (dua belas anak Yaakub) adalah orang Yahudi atau Kristian? Katakanlah: "Adakah kamu yang lebih mengetahui, atau Allah yang lebih mengetahui?... bahawa mereka semua adalah orang Islam." Dan siapakah yang lebih zalim daripada orang yang menyembunyikan kesaksian (untuk beriman kepada Nabi Muhammad ﷺ, apabila baginda datang tertulis dalam kitab mereka) yang ada padanya daripada Allah?