because my crush goes by "Jake" and i thought his real name would end up being "Jacob". which one?
2007-09-15 10:17:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Both...it's a biblical name and Jews follow parts of the bible too.
2007-09-15 10:20:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Jacob is the Jewish name for James. Jake is a nickname for both.
2007-09-15 17:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jacob is a Hebrew name making it technically of Jewish origin. There are lots of English forms of this name such as Jake, James, Jamie etc...so it doesn't mean your crush is Jewish.
2007-09-15 17:39:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jewish
2007-09-15 17:20:07 · answer #4 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jacob comes from the Hebrew language and means deceiver.
2007-09-15 17:21:26 · answer #5 · answered by michael m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a Jewish or Christian name.
2007-09-15 17:19:57 · answer #6 · answered by William D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both, Jewish because Jacob was the name of the father of the twelve tribes of Israel and christian because christians adopted it.
2007-09-15 17:21:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jewish - long before Christ appeared
Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"
1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel
2007-09-15 17:20:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither, it's the Greek version of the Hebrew name Yaakov.
So it's used by both Xtians and Jews :-)
Peace
2007-09-15 21:04:08 · answer #9 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it matter?
David(Dave) is Jewish. Matthew(Matt) is Jewish. Bartholomew(Bart) is Jewish.
Why worry if it's Jewish or Christian?
GOD bless
2007-09-15 17:21:53 · answer #10 · answered by Exodus 20:1-17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋