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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.

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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

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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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3,504 verses

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

  1. 1 Kings 8:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’
  2. 1 Kings 8:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.
  3. 1 Kings 8:30יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.
  4. 1 Kings 8:33יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
  5. 1 Kings 8:34יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to their fathers.
  6. 1 Kings 8:36יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.
  7. 1 Kings 8:38יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
  8. 1 Kings 8:41יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—
  9. 1 Kings 8:43יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
  10. 1 Kings 8:52יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.
  11. 1 Kings 8:55יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
  12. 1 Kings 8:56יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
  13. 1 Kings 8:59יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,
  14. 1 Kings 8:62יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD.
  15. 1 Kings 8:63יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
  16. 1 Kings 8:65יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.
  17. 1 Kings 8:66יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.
  18. 1 Kings 9:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
  19. 1 Kings 9:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
  20. 1 Kings 9:9Referred to, not named
    And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
  21. 1 Kings 9:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)—
  22. 1 Kings 9:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
  23. 1 Kings 9:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
  24. 1 Kings 10:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  25. 1 Kings 11:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.
  26. 1 Kings 11:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
  27. 1 Kings 11:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
  28. 1 Kings 11:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.
  29. 1 Kings 11:31יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.
  30. 1 Kings 11:32יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
  31. 1 Kings 11:37יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.
  32. 1 Kings 11:38יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
  33. 1 Kings 11:42יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
  34. 1 Kings 12:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
  35. 1 Kings 12:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
  36. 1 Kings 12:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
  37. 1 Kings 12:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
  38. 1 Kings 12:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
  39. 1 Kings 12:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
  40. 1 Kings 12:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
  41. 1 Kings 12:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
  42. 1 Kings 12:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.
  43. 1 Kings 12:28יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
  44. 1 Kings 12:33יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
  45. 1 Kings 14:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.
  46. 1 Kings 14:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!
  47. 1 Kings 14:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.
  48. 1 Kings 14:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
  49. 1 Kings 14:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.
  50. 1 Kings 14:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
  51. 1 Kings 14:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
  52. 1 Kings 14:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  53. 1 Kings 14:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
  54. 1 Kings 14:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  55. 1 Kings 15:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
  56. 1 Kings 15:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
  57. 1 Kings 15:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
  58. 1 Kings 15:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
  59. 1 Kings 15:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
  60. 1 Kings 15:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
  61. 1 Kings 15:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
  62. 1 Kings 15:27יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
  63. 1 Kings 15:30יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
  64. 1 Kings 15:31יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  65. 1 Kings 15:32יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
  66. 1 Kings 15:33יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
  67. 1 Kings 15:34יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
  68. 1 Kings 16:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.
  69. 1 Kings 16:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  70. 1 Kings 16:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
  71. 1 Kings 16:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
  72. 1 Kings 16:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  73. 1 Kings 16:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
  74. 1 Kings 16:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
  75. 1 Kings 16:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.
  76. 1 Kings 16:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  77. 1 Kings 16:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
  78. 1 Kings 16:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
  79. 1 Kings 16:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
  80. 1 Kings 16:27יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  81. 1 Kings 16:29יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
  82. 1 Kings 16:33יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
  83. 1 Kings 17:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  84. 1 Kings 17:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”
  85. 1 Kings 18:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
  86. 1 Kings 18:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
  87. 1 Kings 18:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
  88. 1 Kings 18:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
  89. 1 Kings 18:31יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob
    And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
  90. 1 Kings 18:36יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
  91. 1 Kings 19:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  92. 1 Kings 19:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  93. 1 Kings 19:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
  94. 1 Kings 19:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
  95. 1 Kings 20:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
  96. 1 Kings 20:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
  97. 1 Kings 20:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
  98. 1 Kings 20:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
  99. 1 Kings 20:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  100. 1 Kings 20:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.