#yaakov

[crackship-connoisseur]

really missed these guys ): been thinking about revisting them so much lately

[magnetothemagnificent]

For the DnD Jumblr ask: Yaakob, Moishe, and Miriam!

Yaakov:

I think he'd be a Rogue. This is the man who tricked his brother to get his Birthright, and tricked his father to get the Blessings, tricked Lavan to get his rightful dowry, and fought a literal angel. This man is not afraid to resort to trickery and deception for what he thinks is right. At times he's morally grey because of this, but ultimately his actions pay off in the end. He's a tactition, he carefully divided his household when preparing to battle Esav, and he's a diplomat. This is a jack-of-all-trades and a genius.

For his alignment, he'd be Chaotic Good. He's good, but boy is he just an unbridled source of chaos.

Moshe:

He'd be a Paladin. He's obviously one of the greatest leaders of our time, and he's both a clan leader and a fighter. He speaks to G-d and argues with G-d, and fights Mitzraim, Amalek, the men at the well, and anyone who dares threaten his people. He's imbued with prophecy and connection to G-d, although sometimes he makes grievous mistakes.

For his alignment, he'd be Neutral Good. I was going to say "lawful good", but since when has Moshe ever followed the letter of the law? He's absolutely good, but sometimes he makes mistakes, and even talks back to G-d. (I think we're seeing a theme here with Tanakh figures and talking back to G-d XD).

Miriam:

Kind of obvious, but she'd be a Bard. She's associated with music, after all she helped compose Shirat HaYam, and led the Jews in song and praise after the splitting of the sea. The timbrels she and the women had were taken from their Egyptian masters when they were preparing to leave Egypt, and I think that's pretty badass. It's in her merit that the Jews had water in the desert, and she's smart and headstrong. She was the one who suggested to Batya to make Yocheved Moshe's wetnurse, and if we go by Midrash, she was also one of the midwives who defied Pharoah's orders and saved the Jewish babies. She also rebuked her father and all the Jewish men for divorcing their wives out of fear of the Egyptians, and she's confident and wise.

Her alignment would be Chaotic Good. She's good, but like her ancestors, she's absolutely chaotic. She's rebellious and witty and isn't afraid to speak her mind, even against voices of authority. She definately makes mistakes, like when she slandered Moshe's wife, but she's very much human. She's an awesome figure.

[kemetic-dreams]

James has ancient roots in Hebrew. It's a variation on the name Hebrew name Yaakov (Jacob) – which became Iacomus in Latin and eventually James in English. the name James means the same exact thing as Jacob—“supplanter” or substitute—and comes from the original Hebrew word for Jacob. It is a modern descendant, through Old French James, of Vulgar Latin Iacomus (cf. Italian Giacomo, Portuguese Tiago, Spanish Iago, Santiago), a derivative version of Latin Iacobus, Latin form of the Hebrew name Jacob (original Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב). The final -s in the English first names is typical of those borrowed from Old French, where it was the former masculine subject case (cf. Giles, Miles, Charles, etc.). James is a very popular name in English-speaking populations.

[lichfucker]

first firefell session was so good 🥰🥰 everyone had so much fun and they were all so immediately willing to engage with the world and each other. so much wonderful rp and I didn't have to push for it at all. these new players (+ zac) needed absolutely zero coaxing. AND! we had a good combat!! yes sassy got one-hit by a myconid, but he immediately got up and fucking crit on the myconid with sneak attack and one-hit the motherfucker right back! morada punched a bunch of bats out of the air! ryus cast dissonant whispers on a mushroom and I in real life spilled a ton of dice on the floor fjsjff the mushroom may have passed but I failed my irl wis save lmao. konks made some friends! hyssop played matchmaker! ryus was a superlatively grody old man! sassy almost abandoned the whole quest bc he was so upset someone called him a scab! morada wants to kill sendri soooooo bad 🤩😈

I get why jasmine bhullar stands up during combat now. I get it. I didn't sit back down until the session ended gjskfj

[is-there-gay-in-it]

Yaakov

Title: The Scholomance Series

Category: Book

Author: Naomi Novik

Status: Minor Character

Orientation: mlm - NOS

Orientation confirmed: Book 2, “The Last Graduate”

Check the read more to see if Yaakov survives, and for other trigger warnings

Yaakov is alive as of the end of the second book. Warnings for gore and death of teenage characters.

[dikleyt]

From time to time I hear people criticizing Yankev/Yisroel* for not being a great person, and thinking this is some sort of own of the Jews for looking up to this guy. It’s a bad argument for a number of reasons.

For one, he’s our ancestor, so that’s why we look up to him. It’s not because he’s perfect. Secondly, the whole point of Judaism is that people are capable of good and bad, that we are given free choice and that we can always change, and we can always continue to make mistakes, that to err is human.

Finally, what culture has perfect role models? Certainly not Christianity, whose hero canonically refuses to help a Canaanite woman at first, humiliating her for a long period before finally healing her. Certainly not the Greeks or the Romans, whose heroes routinely do immoral things above the ability and inclination of Yisroel. Who then?

* I’m using Ashkenazi spellings in a deliberate effort to fight the homogenization of Hebrew reading traditions; the Sephardim call him Yaakov/Yisrael while English speakers call him Jacob/Israel. If this bothers you, sorry to hear! We live in a complex world with a complex history, and trying to make it simpler is futile.

[jincorrectquotes]

(The grey is meant to be stone)

[a-kosher-dunk]

You ever think about how half the blessings Jacob gives to his sons consist of him assigning them fursonas?