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."
 


How long will the Word of God endure?
What relation does faith bear to knowledge?
Who awakens the soul to a sense of its sinful condition?
With what words do the Scriptures conclude the record of Christ's early life?
To whom did God commit the care and early training of His only begotten Son?
3. Before the giving of the law at Sinai, what did Moses say when Jethro asked him concerning his judging the people?
What is said of charity in the Scriptures?

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