Israel (disambiguation)

Israel is a Hebrew name (ישׂראל, Yisra'el or Yiśrā'ēl, in Arabic إسرائيل, Isrā& #39;īl) whose traditional meaning is "he who fights with God", although other etymologies have been suggested. Known in the Levant from the Middle Bronze Age (Eblaite: 𒅖𒊏𒅋, išrail and Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍, yšrʾil), according to the Bible it was the name given by an angel to the patriarch Jacob, after fighting both in the river Jabbok (Genesis 32: 22-28).

From this name come:

• The Kingdom of Israelestablished by the inhabitants of the Canaan Highlands (according to traditional chronology ca. 1020 B.C., in the centuryXa. C., according to archaeology) destroyed by the Assyrian empire in 722 B.C.
• Them Israelitesthe natives of this kingdom, considered descendants of the patriarch Jacob/Israel.
• The tribes of Israelthe twelve tribes that attributed their origin to the twelve sons of Jacob/Israel.
• Them Children of Israel, biblical term for the Israelites.
• The People of IsraelIn a theological sense, the inhabitants of the kingdom of Israel and the kingdom of Judah who promised fidelity to the Lord. Used in the Judeo-Christian tradition as a synonym for people chosen by God.
• La Land of Israel, (in Hebrew: מווווווה, Eretz Yisrael, in Greek: γ margin;σραλ; gē Ísraēl, appears once in the New Testament), term historically used by the rabbinical tradition to refer to the historical territory occupied by the ancient Israelites, known as the Promised Land and recovered by Zionism.
• The State of Israelestablished by the Jewish people in the mandate of Palestine since 1948.
• The Israelis, citizens of this state.
• Bene-Israel, ethnic group of India claiming to be descendants of exiled Jews.

Name

Famous people are named Israel

• IsraelS. VII.
• Israel Chrysostom "Izzy" AlcántaraDominican baseball player.
• Israel Asper (1932-2003), magnate of the Canadian media.
• Israel Baline (1888-1989), birth name of Irving Berlin.
• 'Israel Ben EliezerPolish rabbi.
• Israel (n 1983), original name of the Filipino-Australian singer Israel.
• Israel Dagg (n. 1988), New Zealander of rugby.
• Israel de los Angeles Díaz Gramajo (1913-1993), teacher in primary education.
• Israel of Aksum, Ethiopian emperor of S. VI.
• Israel of Krems, Austrian rabbi of the XIV-XV centuries.
• Israel Folau (n. 1989), Australian rugby player.
• Israel Gelfand (1913-2009), Russian mathematician.
• Israel Bascon Gigato (n. 1987), Spanish football player.
• Israel Handspirate of the centuryXVIII.
• Israel Houghton (n. 1971), American singer and Christian activist.
• Israel Idonije (n. 1980), Nigerian football player.
• Israel Jaitovich (n. 1969), actor, television producer and Mexican racing driver.
• Israel KamakawiwomadoleHawaiian singer.
• Israel Katz, Israeli Minister of Agriculture (2002 - present).
• Israel KirznerAmerican economist.
• Israel "Izzy" Lang, football player.
• Israel Lipski, criminal London.
• Israel Machado (n. 1960), Brazilian basketball player.
• Israel Ochoa (n. 1964), Colombian cyclist.
• Israel Pascual, Mexican synthetic soccer goalkeeper.
• Israel Perez, sports journalist and Paraguayan rapporteur.
• Israel PutnamAmerican general.
• Israel RegardieBritish occultist.
• Israel ShajakIsraeli writer.
• Israel ShamirIsraeli journalist.
• Israel Vázquez (n. 1977), Mexican boxer.
• Israel ZúñigaPeruvian footballer.
• Yisrael Meir Lau (n. 1937), Israeli rabbi.

Last Name

• Lee IsraelAmerican author.
• Mel Allen, born Melvin Allen IsraelAmerican sports commentator.
• Menaseh Ben Israel, rabbi, writer, diplomat and Jewish editor.
• Rinus Israël (n. 1942), Dutch soccer player and coach.
• Sergio Israel (n. 1957), Uruguayan journalist and writer.

Place names

• La State of Israel Avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• La villa Republic of Israel, Temuco neighborhood, Chile.