Explanation

• Yaqub was also known as Israel.
• He is the son of Ishaq (father) and Rafqa (mother)‎
• He was the grandson of Hazrat Ibrahim A.S.
• Hazrat Ishaq was the younger brother of Hazrat Ismail A.S
• He has 12 Children including Yusuf and Binyamin
• His name mentioned 16 times in the Quran
• He was born in Palestine,
• He met his son Hazrat Yousaf (AS) after a period of 40 years
  
• • The Holy Qur'an has mentioned his story in a beautiful chapter entitled "Surah Yusuf".