#patriarch  any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
  supertype:  forefather.ancestor__father__sire  the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
  instance:  Abraham  Benjamin  Isaac  Ishmael  Issachar  Joseph  Joseph.patriarch  Judah  Methuselah  Noah  Reuben.patriarch
  subtype:  antediluvian_patriarch__antediluvian  any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge
  subtype:  Jacob  (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
  subtype:  Simeon  (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel

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