Book of Jacob

Summary

Book of Jacob is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Book of Jacob's instance of is recorded as literary work^[3].
• Book of Jacob's genre is recorded as religious text^[4].
• Jacob is named after Book of Jacob^[5].
• Book of Jacob's follows is recorded as Second Book of Nephi^[6].
• Book of Jacob's followed by is recorded as Book of Enos^[7].
• Book of Jacob's part of is recorded as Book of Mormon^[8].
• Book of Jacob's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07s9c^[9].
• Book of Jacob's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/jacob^[10].
• Book of Jacob's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Book of Jacob the Brother of Nephi'}^[11].
• Book of Jacob's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The words of his preaching unto his brethren. He confoundeth a man who seeketh to overthrow the doctrine of Christ. A few words concerning the history of the people of Nephi'}^[12].
• Book of Jacob's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For behold, it came to pass that fifty and five years had passed away from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem; wherefore, Nephi gave me, Jacob, a commandment concerning the small plates, upon which these things are engraven.'}^[13].
• Book of Jacob's set in period is recorded as 6th century BC^[14].
• Book of Jacob's set in period is recorded as 5th century BC^[15].
• Book of Jacob's narrator is recorded as Jacob^[16].
• Book of Jacob's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And I, Jacob, saw that I must soon go down to my grave; wherefore, I said unto my son Enos: Take these plates. And I told him the things which my brother Nephi had commanded me, and he promised obedience unto the commands. And I make an end of my writing upon these plates, which writing has been small; and to the reader I bid farewell, hoping that many of my brethren may read my words. Brethren, adieu.'}^[17].
• Book of Jacob's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 야곱서^[18].

Why It Matters

Book of Jacob ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]