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Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and. why. - ;Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical

Greek literature, Hellenistic --- Rabbinical literature --- Hellenistic Greek literature --- Jewish authors --- History and criticism. --- Jacob --- Īakov --- Israel --- Isrāʼīl (Biblical patriarch) --- Jacob, --- Jakob --- Yaʻaḳov --- Yaʻăqōb --- Yaʻqūb (Biblical patriarch) --- Yiśraʼel --- יעקב --- Name. --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- History. --- Greek literature [Hellenistic ] --- History and criticism --- Congresses

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Narration in the Bible --- Greek literature, Hellenistic --- Hellenistic Greek literature --- History and criticism. --- Jewish authors --- Bible. --- Ba-yon Tipan --- Bagong Tipan --- Jaji ma Hungi --- Kainē Diathēkē --- New Testament --- Nouveau Testament --- Novo Testamento --- Novum Testamentum --- Novyĭ Zavet --- Novyĭ Zavi︠e︡t Gospoda nashego Īisusa Khrista --- Novyĭ Zavit --- Nuevo Testamento --- Nuovo Testamento --- Nye Testamente --- Perjanjian Baru --- Dhamma sacʻ kyamʻʺ --- Injīl --- Criticism, Narrative. --- 225.015 --- 225.08*9 --- 225.08*9 Theologie van het Nieuw Testament: relatie met het hellenisme --- Theologie van het Nieuw Testament: relatie met het hellenisme --- History and criticism --- Jewish authors&delete& --- Nieuw Testament: Formgeschichte; Traditionsgeschichte; Redaktionsgeschichte --- Narration in the Bible - Comparative studies. --- Greek literature, Hellenistic - History and criticism. --- Greek literature, Hellenistic - Jewish authors - History and criticism.