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02:47, 24 October 2006 {{summary | text=The Patriarchs of the [[Old Testament]] were the heads of families, especially referring to [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]]. [[Jacob]] and his 12 sons, and [[King David]]. The patriarchal period refers to the time from [[Abraham]] (around 1,800 BC) to [[Joseph]], the son of Jacob, and is recorded in the [[Book of Genesis]].}}
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* [[Abraham]]
* [[Isaac]]
* [[Jacob]]
* [[Joseph]]
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{{returnto}} [[Ancient Israel and Judah]] | [[Patriarch]]