Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Ge 47:31 | And he said [0559], Swear [07650] unto me. And he sware [07650] unto him. And Israel [03478] bowed [07812] himself upon the bed's [04296] head [07218]. |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
ISRAEL | Who prevails with God, a name given to Jacob, after having wrestled with the Angel-Jehovah at Penuel. Ge 32:1,2,28,30 Ho 12:3. See JACOB. By the name Israel is sometimes understood all the posterity of Israel, the seed of Jacob, 1Co 10:18; sometimes all true believers, his spiritual seed, Ro 9:6; and sometimes the kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes, as distinct from the kingdom of Judah. |