Rachel is an old Hebrew Bible name from Genesis. Rachel was the favorite wife of Jacob. She was the mother of two of Jacob's 12 sons. Jacob's 12 sons fathered the 12 tribes of Israel
I believe it was Jacob/Isreal who had Twelve sons.
According to The Bible there were 12 Hebrew tribes.(Genesis 49:1-28) Jacob fathered 12 sons and each became the paternal head of a family. These families became the 12 tribes of Israel (the Hebrews).
His sons were Cain, Abel, and Seth. However, he supposedly fathered several more sons and daughters...
1) Abraham fathered Isaac. Isaac fathered Jacob (the Israelites), and Esau (the Edomeans, a.k.a. Idumeans). See also Genesis ch.36. 2) Abraham fathered Ishmael. See also Genesis 25:12-18. 3) Abraham fathered the sons of Ketura, who include the Midianites. See also Genesis 25:1-4.
1) Abraham fathered Isaac. Isaac fathered Jacob (the Israelites), and Esau (the Edomeans, a.k.a. Idumeans). See also Genesis ch.36. 2) Abraham fathered Ishmael. See also Genesis 25:12-18. 3) Abraham fathered the sons of Ketura, who include the Midianites. See also Genesis 25:1-4.
Jim Dine had fathered 3 sons by 1967.
Not counting the children born to Cersei, Robert has fathered many bastard children. He has acknowledged only one of these sons since the child was fathered by a highborn lady, Delena Florent. Vary's claims to know of 8 bastards. POV characters have encountered only five. According to a prophecy by Maggy the Frog, Robert fathered 16 bastard sons.
Noah had three sons in the bible.
One of the twin sons of Judah by Tamar (Genesis 46:12)(Numbers 26:20)(Ruth 4:12)
The Bible does not directly answered the question. However, Adam fathered sons and daughters, the names of only three being preserved-Cain, Abel, and Seth. (Genesis 3:23; 4:1, 2, 25)
Abraham had eight sons: Ishmael (Genesis ch.16), Isaac (ibid. ch.21), and the sons of Keturah, whose names are: Zimran, Yokshan, Medan, Midian, Yishbak, and Shuah (Genesis ch.25). Ishmael fathered twelve sons (ibid.), to whom the Arabs trace their ancestry. Isaac fathered Jacob, ancestor of the Israelites. Isaac also fathered Esau. Of the six sons of Keturah, we are most familiar with the Midianites (Genesis 37:28, Numbers ch.31, Judges 6:1), who lived not far from the Holy Land.