| Israel = "he shall be a prince of God"
1. the name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name) 2. the family or descendants of Israel, the race of Israel 3. Christians, the Israel of God (Gal 6:16., for not all those who draw their bodily descent from Israel are true Israelites, i.e. are those whom God pronounces to be Israelites and has chosen to salvation |