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Strong Concordance De 23:17 There shall be no whore [06948] of the daughters [01323] of Israel [03478], nor a sodomite [06945] of the sons [01121] of Israel [03478].

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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.
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