Israel (name)
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israel-name-181-2950669
title:
Israel (name)
text:
Israel is a Hebrew-language masculine given name. According to the Book of Genesis, the name was bestowed upon Jacob after the incident in which he wrestled with the angel. The given name is already attested in Eblaite and Ugaritic. Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. The text of the Book of Genesis etymologizes the name with the verb śarah: שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים (KJV: "a prince hast thou power with God") Modern scholars read the el as the subject, for a translation of "
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Name list
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_(name)
date created:
2008-05-01T11:06:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:32:39Z
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