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Israel

Meaning of “Israel”

The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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First occurrence: Genesis 32:28

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Genesis 32:28
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 32:28 · retained source text

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Iacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast preuailed.

1611 marginal noteChap. 35.10.

Genesis 32:32
Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 32:32 · retained source text

Therefore the children of Israel eate not of the sinewe which shranke, which is vpon the hollow of the thigh, vnto this day: because hee touched the hollow of Iacobs thigh, in the sinewe that shranke.

Genesis 34:7
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 34:7 · retained source text

And the sonnes of Iacob came out of the field when they heard it, and the men were grieued: and they were very wroth, because hee had wrought folly in Israel, in lying with Iacobs daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Genesis 35:10
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 35:10 · retained source text

And God said vnto him, Thy name is Iacob: thy name shall not bee called any more Iacob, but Israel shall bee thy name; and hee called his name Israel.

1611 marginal noteChap. 32.28.

Genesis 35:21
¶ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 35:21 · retained source text

¶ And Israel iourneyed and spread his tent beyond the towre of Edar.

Genesis 35:22
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 35:22 · retained source text

And it came to passe when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went & lay with Bilhah his fathers concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sonnes of Iacob wertwelue.

1611 marginal noteChap. 49.4.

Genesis 36:31
¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:31 · retained source text

¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king ouer the children of Israel.

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 37:3 · retained source text

Now Israel loued Ioseph more then all his children, because he was the sonne of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

1611 marginal noteOr, peeces.

Genesis 37:13
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:13 · retained source text

And Israel saide vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren feed the flocke in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee vnto them: & he said to him, Here am I.

Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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1611 witness · Genesis 42:5 · retained source text

And the sonnes of Israel came to buy corne among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

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