His character is transformed and God names him Israel. He is an honorable and hard-working man. He is the father of Joseph and 11 more sons. He married Leah and Rachel. There are also Zilpah and Bilhah as concubines. He is love with Rachel and favors the son he has with her, Joseph. Later, he becomes attached to Benjamin, his son in old age. He is a passive man, unable to control his older sons. When the situation gets critical, he explodes. Loving father of Joseph, Dinah and Benjamin. He maintains his people’s traditions.