Israel

Definition

= man, also known as {L:Jacob<SDBH:יַעֲקֹב>} and {L:Jeshurun<SDBH:יְשֻׁרוּן>}, including the ethnic group that is regarded to be his descendants; ◄ son of {L:Isaac<SDBH:יִצְחָק>} and {L:Rebekah<SDBH:רִבְקָה>}, brother of {L:Esau<SDBH:עֵשָׂו>}, and ► father of twelve sons -- after whom the tribes of Israel were named -- and one daughter