Israel PLUS Share Close Share Tweet Save PREVIOUS Island NEXT Israelite ISRAEL Name God gave Jacob (Gn 32:28; 35:10). Also his descendants—God’s chosen people—and their land (Ex 3:16; 1Sm 13:19; 15:35; 1Kg 4:1; Mt 2:6,20; Php 3:5). In the divided kingdom, the northern (1Kg 12:20). PREVIOUS Island NEXT Israelite