No, contrary to some critics, the King James Bible did not change the name of Jacob to James. Jacob is mentioned as the second son of Issac in the Old Testament throughout Genesis; and the apostle James is mentioned numerous times in the New Testament. Jacob and James are seperate persons, as Jacob lived before Jesus walked the earth, while the apostle James saw Jesus' miracles. The claim of "The KJV Bible changed the name of the apostolic writer Jacob to James, to honor an English king." is another made up, lying excuse to attack the KJB

Genesis 25:19, 25-26 KJB
[19] And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
[25] And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. [26] And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Genesis 32:1-2 KJB
[1] And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. [2] And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

Jacob never wrote a letter to the twelve tribes, but the apostle James did.

James 1:1 KJB
[1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.


Also, the apostle James did not prophesy of what would happen to Jacob's children, but Jacob the son of Issac did prophesy

Genesis 49:1-2 KJB
[1] And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. [2] Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.

In spite of people falsely claiming KJB has word errors, those same people never have any firsthand eyewitness account or 1611 KJB translators rules' proofs to back up their claim. People base their claims off of internet rumours instead of believing the Word that God preserved and rarely do actual research on the KJB. So it is a good idea to ignore claims of the KJB having supposed errors, because if it did have errors, then we English would never have the error free words of God in English and claims of KJB errors would have God break his promise in Psalm 12:6-7 to preserve forever and completely translate his words. We have an error free Bible, the KJB.

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