Upon whom was the name Israel first bestowed?

Answer

"And He said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince has thou power with God
and with men, and has prevailed." Gen. 32: 28.
NOTE - Israel means a "prince," or "one who prevails with God."
 


Can anything separate the true child of God from the love of God?
What other prediction asserts the same great truth?
What portion of the 2300 days (years) mentioned in the vision, was allotted to the Jews?
What was Christ's custom respecting the Sabbath?
Have we reached the time when there is \"distress of nations, with perplexity\"?
6. What would have been the result to the dead had not Christ procured their release from the grave?
What shows that the angels sent to Abraham and Lot were real beings?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle