# Jacob — Two Treatises of Government character guide

> Jacob in Two Treatises of Government by John Locke.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Esau, Jacob Esau

**First appearance:** 0008-vi-of-adam-s-title-to-sovereignty-by-fatherhood

## Who they are

Biblical figure whose inheritance and birthright disputes illustrate natural law.

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