TORONTO – A rare breed of sheep said to be descended from Jacob’s flock referenced in the Bible will be shepherded to Israel with the help of a Canadian Jewish couple and Israel’s national airline. El ...

Last year only one Jacob sheep, Poe, competed at the Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair’s breeding sheep show; he came out as the grand champion in his class. This year he competed with almost 10 others of ...

RAMOT NAFTALI, Israel (Reuters) - The piercing note of a shofar - a ram's horn used in Jewish religious ceremonies - cuts through the mountain air of the Galilee. Here in northern Israel, shepherdess ...

Israeli couple bringing home biblical sheep from Canada TORONTO - A breed of sheep believed to have been raised by the Jewish patriarch Jacob may soon be brought to Israel, its Biblical homeland, ...

This is the modern story of Jacob’s Sheep. Jacob’s Sheep are an heirloom (unaltered) breed of ancient sheep, mentioned in Genesis 30. They originated with Jacob the Patriarch working for his father in ...

Jacob sheep are a rare breed said to be descended from the patriarch Jacob's flock referenced in the Book of Genesis. TORONTO (JTA) – A rare breed of sheep said to be descended from Jacob’s flock ...

Jacob Sheep got their name in the late 19th century because their spots and speckles match the description in the Book of Genesis of Jacob's flock, according to sheep expert Elisha Gootwine. With ...

No one can say for sure if today’s Jacob sheep are direct descendants of the flock built by the Jewish patriarch Jacob. But with their unusual spotted wool, they resemble the sheep described in the ...