Question: who are the patriarchs in the old testament
Answer: The Patriarchs ( Hebrew : אבות ‎ ‎ Avot or Abot , singular Hebrew : אב ‎ ‎ Ab or Aramaic : אבא Abba ) of the Bible , when narrowly defined , are Abraham , his son Isaac , and Isaac 's son Jacob , also named Israel , the ancestor of the Israelites .