Jacob Songs for Kids – Children’s Bible Class Songs

Welcome to kids’ Bible songs about Jacob in the Old Testament. Here you will find Jacob songs set to simple, familiar tunes to teach Bible class for children at home or church. Songs for other Bible characters are available, too, and more songs are coming soon so check back in frequently.

Jacob Songs

• Once There Were Three Patriarchs (Traditional)
• Jacob Loved Joseph (O How I Love Jesus)
• The Twelve Sons of Jacob (10 Little Indians)
• The Twelve Sons of Jacob (Jesus Loves Me)
• Twelve Tribes of Jacob (Whosoever Will)
• The Twelve Tribes of Israel (O My Darlin’)

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Once There Were Three Patriarchs

Tune: Traditional

* Note: this song is also sometimes called, “Once There Were Three Wandering Jews”

Once there were three patriarchs,

Once there were three patriarchs,

Patri, patri – ark, ark, arks,

Patri, patri – ark, ark, arks,

Once there were three patriarchs,

The first one’s name was Abraham,

The first one’s name was Abraham,

Abra, Abra – ham, ham, ham.

Abra, Abra – ham, ham, ham.

The first one’s name was Abraham,

The second one’s name was Isaac.

The second one’s name was Isaac.

I, I –zac, zac, zac.

I, I –zac, zac, zac.

The second one’s name was Isaac.

The third one’s name was Jacob.

The third one’s name was Jacob.

Ja, Ja – cob, cob, cob.

Ja, Ja – cob, cob, cob.

The third one’s name was Jacob.

They all went down to Canaan’s land.

They all went down to Canaan’s land.

Canaan, Canaan – land, land, land.

Canaan, Canaan – land, land, land.

They all went down to Canaan’s land.

Jacob Loved Joseph

Tune: Chorus of “Oh, How I Love Jesus”

O Jacob loved Joseph,

O Jacob loved Joseph,

O Jacob loved Joseph,

More than his other sons.

A coat of colors he gave him,

A coat of colors he gave him,

A coat of colors he gave him,

Because he loved him so.

The brothers all hated Joseph,

The brothers all hated Joseph,

The brothers all hated Joseph,

Because Jacob loved him so.

The Twelve Sons of Jacob

Tune: Ten Little Indians

One little, two little, three sons of Jacob,

Four little, five little, six sons of Jacob.

Seven little, eight little, nine sons of Jacob,

Ten, eleven, twelve sons of Israel.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah.

Issachar, Zebulan, Dan, and Naphtali.

Asher, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin,

These are the sons of Jacob.

One little, two little, three sons of Jacob,

Four little, five little, six sons of Jacob.

Seven little, eight little, nine sons of Jacob,

Ten, eleven, twelve sons of Israel.

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The Twelve Sons of Jacob

Tune: Jesus Loves Me

Rueben, Simeon, then Levi,

Judah, Dan, and Naphtali,

Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulan,

Then came Joseph and Benjamin.

Twelve sons of Jacob,

Twelve sons of Jacob,

Twelve sons of Jacob,

Made twelve tribes of Israel.

Twelve Tribes of Jacob

Tune: Whosever Will

Jacob lived in Canaan, there he had 12 sons.

Rueben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulan.

Issachar and Asher, Naphtali and Dan.

Joseph, Gad, and Benjamin.

In the land of Egypt, Joseph had two sons,

Ephraim and Manasseh, a tribe for every one.

Tribes were 12 in number,

Levites, too, had one.

Thus were all the tribes begun.

The Twelve Tribes of Israel

Tune: O My Darlin’

There were 12 tribes
There were 12 tribes
There were 12 tribes in Israel
Rueben, Simeon, and Judah
Issachar and Zebulan.

Dan and Naphtali,
Asher, Gad, and of course, Benjamin.
But not Joseph, just his sons,
Manasseh and Ephraim.

And Levi, where is Levi?
What happened to him?
His people scattered
across the tribes,
They were the priests of God.

Other Jacob Songs from around the web:

• We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder (original tune)
• Jacob’s Song (He Is Able to Deliver Thee)
• Jacob’s Ladder Song (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
• Jacob’s Walk (Farmer in the Dell)

Songs for other Bible Characters:

• More Creation Songs
• Adam and Eve Songs
• Noah’s Ark Songs
• Abraham Songs
• Jacob Songs
• Joseph Songs
• Baby Moses Songs
• Moses & the Burning Bush Songs
• Moses & the 10 Plagues Songs
• Moses & the Red Sea Exodus Songs
• Moses & the 10 Commandments Songs
• Moses & the Wilderness Songs
• Joshua & the Battle of Jericho Songs

Coming Up Next:

• Joseph
• Baby Moses
• Moses and the Burning Bush

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