Israel

“So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.”

“To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.”

“In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.”

“Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—”

“He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.””

“They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.”

“Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,”

“Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.”