What was Israel's birth name in the Bible?

Answer 1

Israel originated from two things. One is that God renamed Jacob, calling him Israel (Genesis ch.35). The other is that God promised the land of Canaan to Jacob and his descendants, the Israelites (Genesis ch.28). Once they entered Canaan under Joshua (Joshua ch.3-4), it was thenceforth called the Land of Israel (Joshua 11:16,21; Judges 19:29; 1 Samuel 11:3, 13:1,9).

Answer 2

JACOB

ISRAEL

(Is′ra·el) [Contender (Perseverer) With God; or, God Contends].

1. The name God gave to Jacob when he was about 97 years old. It was during the night that Jacob crossed the torrent valley of Jabbok on his way to meet his brother Esau that he began struggling with what turned out to be an angel. Because of Jacob's perseverance in the struggle, his name was changed to Israel as a token of God's blessing. In commemoration of these events, Jacob named the place Peniel or Penuel. (Ge 32:22-28; see JACOB No. 1.) Later, at Bethel the change in name was confirmed by God, and from then on to the end of his life Jacob was frequently called Israel. (Ge 35:10, 15; 50:2; 1Ch 1:34) Many of the more than 2,500 occurrences of the name Israel, however, are in reference to Jacob's descendants as a nation.-Ex 5:1, 2.

Answer 3

Israel originated from two things. One is that God renamed Jacob, calling him Israel (Genesis ch.35). The other is that God promised the land of Canaan to Jacob and his descendants, the Israelites (Genesis ch.28). Once they entered Canaan under Joshua (Joshua ch.3-4), it was thenceforth called the Land of Israel (Joshua 11:16,21; Judges 19:29; 1 Samuel 11:3, 13:1,9). See also the Related Links.

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Answer 4

The man: His birth name was Jacob. God added for him the honor-title of Israel (Genesis ch.35), but did not take away his original name of Jacob.

The country:

It was first called Canaan. It was then called Eretz Yisra'el, "the Land of Israel," from the time of Joshua onward (Joshua 11:16,21; Judges 19:29; 1 Samuel 11:3, 13:1,9).

See also:

History of the Jews in Israel

Answer 5

"Hebrews" (Ivrim) means descendants of Eber (Ever). Ever was an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis ch.10-11) and the earliest Hebrews were Abraham's uncles and cousins for several generations back. They were among the Western Semites and lived in northern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Balikh and the Euphrates.
Abraham (18th century BCE) was called a Hebrew (Genesis ch.14) because of his wider family.

Poetically, however, Abraham himself is called Hebrew because that name (Ivri) also translates to "the other side." Abraham was figuratively on "the other side" since he was the only monotheist (Midrash Rabbah 42:8) until his teachings took root. His ancestors and cousins had slipped into idolatry well before his time, as is evident from Genesis 31:30, 31:53, and Joshua 24:2. For that reason, Jews do not bestow on them the honorific title of ancestors despite the genealogical connection.
We credit Abraham as our first ancestor despite knowing exactly who came before, since it was Abraham who founded our beliefs. Thus, "Hebrews" is often used to mean Abraham and his Israelite descendants, instead of his wider family. In this sense it can refer to the Jewish people.

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The word "Hebrews" can continue to refer to Abraham's descendants until the lifetime of Jacob. After that, we prefer "Israelites," since Jacob was given that name by God (Genesis ch.35), and it is considered a national title; one of honor. "Israelites" refers to the people (Jacob's descendants) down to the Assyrian conquest (133 years before the destruction of the First Temple), some 2600 years ago.

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"Jews" refers to the people from the end of First Temple times, up to this day, because after the Assyrian conquest the Israelites who remained in the land were (and are) mostly from the Israelite tribe of Judah, and the land was then called Judea. But all the above terms are occasionally interchanged.

In modern usage, we prefer to use the term "Hebrew" only to refer to the language.

Answer 6

I am pretty sure they have always been Israelites starting with Abraham later on they were called Jews but not before

Answer 7

Israelites or Hebrews

Answer 8

It was Jacob now its Israel.