Israel | Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

Israel
Isrā̆ël, ēlis (in Sid. Carm. 16, 7, scanned with I a short), m., Israel , another name of the pat...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Israel
who prevails with God ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Israel
The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen. 32:28), because "as a pr...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Israel
(the prince that prevails with God). • The name given, (Genesis 32:28) to Jacob after his wrestling...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Gollancz, Israel
Litt.D. (b. 1864) Scholar. Ed. Cynewulf's Christ (1892), Exeter Book of Anglo-Saxon Poetry (Early ...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Zangwill, Israel
(b. 1864) Novelist. Children of the Ghetto (1892), Merely Mary Ann (1893), Ghetto Tragedies (1893),...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
El-elohe-Israel
God, the God of Israel ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Consolation of Israel
A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Gre...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Israel, Kingdom of
(B.C. 975-B.C. 722). Soon after the death of Solomon, Ahijah's prophecy (1 Kings 11:31-35) was fulfi...

Easton's Bible Dictionary