Israel

Israel, also named Jacob, was the son of Isaac, the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, and a key patriarch of the Jewish people.

The name Israel means “who prevails with God”

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Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 25:26; referred to as Israel (Aramiac יִשְׂרָאֵל), Jacob (יַעֲקֹב), Jeshurun (יְשֻׁרוּן), Israelite (יִשְׂרְאֵלִי), Israelitess (יִשְׂרְאֵלִית), Israelite (Ἰσραήλ), Jacob (Ἰακώβ), or Israel (Ἰσραηλίτης); son of Isaac and Rebekah; a brother of Esau; husband of Rachel and Leah, with concubines Zilpah and Bilhah; father of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin.

Profile

Jacob was the younger twin son of Isaac and Rebekah. He struggled with his twin brother Esau in the womb and was born holding Esau’s heel (Genesis 25:21–26). God told Rebekah that the boys symbolized two nations and that the older son would serve the younger (Genesis 25:23).

Isaac favored Esau, who loved the outdoors, while Rebekah preferred Jacob, who enjoyed staying at home. One day, Esau came back very hungry from hunting, and Jacob traded him some red stew for his inheritance rights (Genesis 25:27–34; see Hebrews 12:16). Later, Isaac asked Esau to prepare wild game for him to eat so he could bless him (Genesis 27:1–4; compare 25:28). However, Rebekah sent Jacob to trick Isaac into giving him the blessing instead, and her plan worked (Genesis 27:5–29). Jacob's deception was soon discovered (Genesis 27:30–35). But legally, valid blessings were unchangeable promises (27:33). So Isaac gave Esau a lesser blessing (Genesis 27:36–40). Esau planned to kill Jacob (27:41). Rebekah persuaded Isaac to send Jacob to her brother Laban so Jacob could marry within the family (Genesis 27:42–46).

Isaac gave the covenant promises to Jacob and sent him to Haran (Genesis 28:1–5). On the way, God appeared to Jacob in a dream and confirmed the promises of land and descendants given to Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 28:10–15). Jacob worshiped the Lord and named the place Bethel, meaning "house of God."

In Haran, Jacob worked for his uncle Laban (Genesis 29–31). Jacob loved Laban's daughter Rachel and worked seven years to marry her. However, Laban tricked him by giving him his older daughter Leah on the wedding night. Jacob then worked another seven years for Rachel and six more years to build his own flocks (Genesis 30:25–43; see also 31:38–42). Despite many challenges, he had thirteen children and became very wealthy.

After twenty years, God told Jacob to return to Canaan (Genesis 31:3). Jacob feared Laban and his sons (Genesis 31:1–2). So, he organized his caravan and left while Laban was away (31:4–21). Laban chased after him, but God stopped him from harming Jacob (Genesis 31:22–24, 29). Instead, Laban scolded Jacob for leaving secretly and accused him of stealing his idols (Genesis 31:25–30). Jacob allowed Laban to search his tents, but the idols were not found (Genesis 31:33–35). Jacob then became angry (Genesis 31:36–42). Although their conflict was unresolved, the two men made a peace agreement (Genesis 31:43–54). The location became a lasting boundary between Israel and Aram.

Jacob now faced Esau and God. When Esau came with four hundred men, Jacob asked for God's protection and sent gifts to make peace with his brother, whom he had not seen for many years (Genesis 32:3–21). That night, in an event symbolizing his life, Jacob wrestled with a man who dislocated his hip and gave him the blessing he wanted (Genesis 32:22–32). God also changed his name to Israel, meaning "God fights."

In the morning, Jacob met Esau, and they reconciled (Genesis 33:1–11). Esau was kind and forgiving, and Jacob shared some of his blessings. Esau then returned to Seir, while Jacob continued to Canaan. In Shechem, Jacob bought land and built an altar (Genesis 33:18–20). He then moved to Bethel and removed all foreign idols from his household (Genesis 35:1–8). God reaffirmed Jacob's new name, Israel, and renewed his promises of land and descendants (Genesis 35:9–15).

Jacob favored Rachel and her son Joseph (Genesis 37:1–3). Joseph's brothers grew jealous and hated him. Joseph's dreams made them angrier (Genesis 37:4–11), so they sold him as a slave (Genesis 37:12–28). For over twenty years, Jacob thought Joseph was dead. Jacob only learned Joseph was alive after sending Benjamin to Egypt with Judah. Joseph then helped his family during the famine (Genesis 43:1–14; 45:24–28). Jacob felt renewed and moved to Egypt. He joyfully reunited with Joseph in Goshen (Genesis 46:28–30) and thrived for seventeen more years.

When Jacob was near death at age 147, he planned for his family's future. He made Joseph promise to bury him in Canaan (Genesis 47:29–31; 49:29–32). He gave Joseph’s sons his main blessing and placed Ephraim, the younger son, first (Genesis 48:1–20). He assured the family they would return to Canaan (Genesis 48:21–22). Then he blessed each of his sons and predicted the future of their descendants (Genesis 49:1–28). He died and was buried in the cave of Machpelah, accompanied by his sons and a large Egyptian procession (Genesis 49:33–50:13). His death marked the end of the patriarchal age and the start of Israel’s growth as a nation in Egypt until they returned to live in the promised land (see Exodus—Joshua).

The name "Jacob" became another name for the nation of Israel (see Numbers 23:7, 21; 24:5; Hosea 12:2). God called the nation to serve him as their ancestors did (Hosea 12:3–14). He promised Israel the same love he showed Jacob (Malachi 1:2). He also promised that a powerful leader would come from Jacob's descendants (Genesis 49:8–12; Numbers 24:17–19).

Passages for Further Study

Genesis 25:19–34; 27:1–35:29; 37:1–35; 42:1–4, 29–38; 43:1–13; 45:25–50:14; Exodus 1:1–5; Numbers 23:7–10, 20–23; 24:5–9, 17–19; Deuteronomy 26:5; Joshua 24:4, 32; Hosea 12:2–14; Malachi 1:2; John 4:5–6, 12; Acts 7:8–16; Romans 9:10–13; Hebrews 11:8–9, 20–21

Glossary entries

Jacob Jeshurun Israel (Person) Israelite Jesurun

Family members

Father: Isaac
Mother: Rebekah
Spouse: Bilhah Leah Rachel Zilpah
Siblings: Esau
Children: Asher Benjamin Dan Dinah Gad Issachar Joseph Judah Levi Naphtali Reuben Simeon Zebulun

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Alternative names

ἸακώβJacobmeans “that supplants, undermines; the heel”
ἸσραήλIsrael
ἸσραηλίτηςIsrael
יַעֲקֹבJacobmeans “that supplants, undermines; the heel”
יִשְׂרָאֵלGod
יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael
יִשְׂרְאֵלִיIsrael
יִשְׂרְאֵלִיתIsrael
יְשֻׁרוּןJeshurun

Mentions

3,504 verses

Includes 926 verses that refer to Israel without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

Joshua 7:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
Joshua 7:7Referred to, not named
“O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
Joshua 7:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
Joshua 7:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
Joshua 7:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
Joshua 7:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
Joshua 7:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”
Joshua 7:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
Joshua 7:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
Joshua 7:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
Joshua 7:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD.
Joshua 7:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
Joshua 7:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
Joshua 7:26Referred to, not named
And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
Joshua 8:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
Joshua 8:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
Joshua 8:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
Joshua 8:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.
Joshua 8:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.
Joshua 8:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Meanwhile, those in the ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained.
Joshua 8:23Referred to, not named
But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
Joshua 8:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.
Joshua 8:27יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.
Joshua 8:30יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,
Joshua 8:31יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
…just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.
Joshua 8:32יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
Joshua 8:33יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
Joshua 8:35יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
Joshua 9:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
…they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
Joshua 9:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
Joshua 9:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”
Joshua 9:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Joshua 9:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.
Joshua 9:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.
Joshua 9:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites.
Joshua 10:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
Joshua 10:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
Joshua 10:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
Joshua 10:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
Joshua 10:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
Joshua 10:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
Joshua 10:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
Joshua 10:18Referred to, not named
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
Joshua 10:19Referred to, not named
But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
Joshua 10:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
Joshua 10:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
Joshua 10:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
Joshua 10:29יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
Joshua 10:30יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Joshua 10:31יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
Joshua 10:32יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
Joshua 10:34יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
Joshua 10:36יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
Joshua 10:38יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
Joshua 10:40יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
Joshua 10:42יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
Joshua 10:43יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
Joshua 11:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
Joshua 11:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
Joshua 11:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
…and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
Joshua 11:11Referred to, not named
The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.
Joshua 11:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
Joshua 11:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.
Joshua 11:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills,
Joshua 11:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
Joshua 11:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Joshua 11:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
Joshua 11:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
Joshua 11:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
Joshua 12:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
Joshua 12:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 12:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
Joshua 13:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.
Joshua 13:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
…but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
Joshua 13:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
Joshua 13:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
Joshua 13:33יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
Joshua 14:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
Joshua 14:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.
Joshua 14:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old,
Joshua 14:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
Joshua 17:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
Joshua 18:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
Joshua 18:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
…there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
Joshua 18:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Joshua 18:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
Joshua 19:49יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
Joshua 19:51יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
Joshua 20:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
Joshua 20:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Joshua 21:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
Joshua 21:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
Joshua 21:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
Joshua 21:41יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
Joshua 21:43יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
Joshua 21:44Referred to, not named
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Joshua 21:45יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
Joshua 22:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
Joshua 22:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”
Joshua 22:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.