Describing what happened when the patriarch Jacob heard that his son Joseph had been killed, the Bible says: “Jacob ripped his mantles apart and put sackcloth upon his hips and carried on mourning over his son for many days.
ففي وصفه لما حدث للاب الجليل يعقوب بعدما سمع عن مقتل ابنه يوسف ،‏ يقول :‏ « شقَّ يعقوب رداءه ،‏ ووضع مسحا على حقويه ،‏ وناح على ابنه اياما كثيرة .‏