Upon whom was the name Israel first bestowed?

Answer

"And He said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince has thou power with God
and with men, and has prevailed." Gen. 32: 28.
NOTE - Israel means a "prince," or "one who prevails with God."
 


What record answers to this prophecy?
At His birth, what message did the angel bring to the shepherds abiding in the field?
In consequence of this, what value did Christ place upon their worship?
9. In what statement to the woman at Jacob's well did Jesus intimate that the ceremonial system of worship would be abolished?
Does the Bible recognize this as the proper time for beginning and ending the Sabbath?
What is to be finished when the seventh trumpet is about to sound?
Whom does the Lord chasten?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle