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 nation of Israel is named after the biblical character Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel by God in the Book of Genesis. Israel is considered one of the founding fathers of the Israelite people.
The country of Israel was earlier called Canaan. The person named Israel was at first named Jacob (Genesis ch.35).
The prophet Jacob was renamed Israel. Israel had 12 sons who formed the 12 Tribes of Israel. The word Israelite refers to the 12 Tribes of Israel, descendants of Jacob/Israel.
God named Israel after Jacob, who was given the name Israel after wrestling with an angel in the Bible.
Israel was the new name given to Jacob after he wrestled with the angel. 'Israel' means one who prevails with God. The nation of Israel was named after him. The twelve tribes of Israel are descendants of his twelve sons.
Israel got the name in the bible, when the sons of Israel (the second name of Jacob) came to the country and lived there.
Jacob, son of Isaac, in book of Genesis was renamed by God to Israel.Genesis 35:10God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. " So he named him Israel.
As far as I know Jacob had 12 sons only.
Israel is named after the Kingdom of Israel which existed in the same place almost 3000 years ago. That kingdom was named after the third patriarch Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel after he wrestled with an angel of God.
Jacob, son of Isaac, was later in his life named Israel, in recognition of his being the father of the twelve patriarchs of the nation of Israel , later to become the twelve tribes.
God changed Jacob's name to Israel, as mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 32:28. This renaming symbolized Jacob's transformation and new identity as a man who struggled with God and men, yet prevailed.