Israel = "he shall be a prince of God"
- the name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name)
- the family or descendants of Israel, the race of Israel
- Christians, the Israel of God (Gal 6:16), for not all those who draw their bodily descent from Israel are true Israelites, i.e. are those whom God pronounces to be Israelites and has chosen to salvation