Genesis 32:28
28Then he said, a“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, ▼▼ Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
for cyou have striven with God and dwith men, and have prevailed.” Exodus 19:3-6
3while eMoses went up to God. fThe Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: 4 g'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how hI bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be imy treasured possession among all peoples, for jall the earth is mine; 6and you shall be to me a kkingdom of priests and la holy nation'. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”Deuteronomy 7:6
6“For myou are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be na people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.Psalms 73:1
God Is My Strength and Portion Forever
A Psalm of oAsaph.
1 Truly God is good to pIsrael,to those who are qpure in heart.
Isaiah 41:8
8 But you, Israel, rmy servant,Jacob, swhom I have chosen,
the offspring of Abraham, tmy friend;
Isaiah 46:3
3 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob,all the remnant of the house of Israel,
uwho have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;
John 1:47
47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, van Israelite indeed, win whom there is no deceit!”Romans 9:6
6But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,
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