Israel The ILLa Real AKA The IS
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Behind the name "Israel"
The Name Israel Is From The Biblical Story Of Jacob. Jacob (Which Means "Trickster") Was Known As A Crook And A Conman, From His Many Unethical Actions, Including Stealing His Twin Brother's Birthright. The Story Of Jacob Is An Inspiring One Of Change, And Redemption. But The Name Israel Is From A Pivotal Part Of His Life:
That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the jabbok. After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said "Let me go, for it is daybreak."
But Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."
The man asked him, "What is your name?"
"Jacob," He answered.
Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, But Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome."
Jacob said, "Please tell me your name."
But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, Saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared."- Genesis 32:22-30
To Learn More About Jacob/Israel Read Genesis 25-35
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