Israel's official name is "Medinat Yisrael". In English, that means something like "State of Israel".
Israel's old name was Canaan
Israel was the name God called Jacob (son of Issac) Jacob started the dynasty of the Jews, they are called Israel
GOD The Father is Spiritually Israels Father, Jacob received The Name Israel after He Wrestled With Jehovah who was The Man in Chapter 32 verse 24 through 32. You see the very Name Jacob means Supplanter or Deceiver. Verse 27 says And HE (the Lord) said unto him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. (Of course, the Lord already knew Jacob's name. So, why did He insist on Jacob pronouncing his name? He wanted Jacob to admit who and what he actually was, which the name Jacob adequately portrayed. True Faith requires that we admit what we are, before we can receive what He is!) Verse 28 says: And He (the Lord) said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob (meaning deceiver or or supplanter), but Israel (a Prince of God): for as a Prince have you power with God and with men, and have prevailed (as we shall see, Jacob's change was instant, but yet gradual). Physically it is Issac.
The name "Israel" originally comes from Jacob (which was added to his first name) The country, and the Jews (Jacobs descendants) are therfore called Israel, and Israel's sons.
Israel was the name given by God to Jacob son of Isaac, son of Abraham.Genesis 35:10 "And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel."
Jacob was his name before an angel gave him a new one after he wrestled with the angel the whole night
Israel... after the angel of God wrestled with him
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Modern-day Israel is named after the ancient kingdom of Israel, which was named after Israel (an alternate name for Jacob son of Isaac son of Abraham).
The country of Israel was earlier called Canaan. The person named Israel was at first named Jacob (Genesis ch.35).
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