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{{summary | text=''Synopsis:'' 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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{{topics}}* [[Abraham]] | [[Isaac]] | [[Jacob]] | [[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]]

{{quotes}}==Main article== 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, recorded in the [[Book of Genesis]]. ===[[Abraham]]=== According to Genesis, [[God]] called Abram to [[faith]] and obedience, calling him to leave his home of [[Ur]], and move to a land that He would show him. Abram, his wife Sarai ([[Sarah]]), and his extended clan then moved to the land of [[Canaan]]. In this land, God promised to bless him and make him a great nation (although Abraham was childless at the time). Trusting this promise, Abram journeyed down to Shechem, then to a spot between Bethel and Ai. He then moved to the oaks of Mamre in Hebron. The [[Bible]] tells us that Abraham trusted God, and God credited this to him as [[righteousness]].  ===[[Isaac]]=== Abraham's wife, Sarah, bore a son, Isaac, late in life.  ===[[Jacob]]=== Isaac was the father of Jacob, who God renamed Israel. Jacob was the father of 12 sons, whose offspring became the 12 tribes of Israel.  ===[[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]]=== ==Quotes==