Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Jos 11:5 | And when all these kings [04428] were met together [03259], they came [0935] and pitched [02583] together [03162] at the waters [04325] of Merom [04792], to fight [03898] against Israel [03478]. |
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. |