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What does Israel mean?

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Answer:

Fighter of God

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This unique and beutiful name means

Fighter of God

Jewish: from the Hebrew male personal name Yisrael 'Fighter of God'. In the Bible this is a byname bestowed on Jacob after he had wrestled with the angel at the ford of Jabbok (Genesis 32:24–8).

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