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Monday, January 20th, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Israel
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
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a prince of God, or prevailing, or wrestling with God. This is the name which the angel gave Jacob, after having wrestled with him all night at Mahanaim, or Peniel, Genesis 32:1-2; Genesis 32:28-30; Hosea 12:4 . By the name of Israel is sometimes understood the person of Jacob, sometimes the whole people of Israel, the whole race of Jacob; sometimes the kingdom of Israel, or ten tribes, distinct from the kingdom of Judah; and finally, the spiritual Israel, the true church of God.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Israel'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​i/israel.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Israel'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​i/israel.html. 1831-2.