# Jacob — The Pursuit of God character guide

> Jacob in The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-following-hard-after-god

## Who they are

Patriarch who wrestled with God and received a new name.

## In the story

### [V: The Universal Presence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/v-the-universal-presence)

Jacob is mentioned for his exclamation after the vision at Bethel: 'Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.'

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