<p>In addition to tricking his brother out of his birthright, Jacob was deceitful - impersonating his brother (at his mother’s urging) in order to get his father’s blessing (Genesis 27). The name Jacob might bring to mind a liar or schemer, but not necessarily a hypocrite or renegade. I think of Jacob as the youngest character of the names on your short list, at least at the time that he stole his brother’s birthright.</p>