Occurrences
Yisrâʼêl occurs 2,505 times in 2,230 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (39), Exodus (160), Leviticus (59), Numbers (209), Deuteronomy (65), Joshua (139), Judges (154), Ruth (4), 1 Samuel (130), 2 Samuel (101), 1 Kings (171), 2 Kings (146), 1 Chronicles (97), 2 Chronicles (162), Ezra (29), Nehemiah (19), Psalms (60), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (87), Jeremiah (122), Lamentations (3), Ezekiel (169), Daniel (4), Hosea (41), Joel (3), Amos (26), Obadiah (1), Micah (12), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (4), Zechariah (5), Malachi (5)
- Genesis 32:28 — And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל): for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
- Genesis 32:32 — Therefore the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל) eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.
- Genesis 34:7 — And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel (בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל) in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
- Genesis 35:10 — And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙) shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
- Genesis 35:10 — And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל).
- Genesis 35:21 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל) journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
- Genesis 35:22 — And it came to pass, when Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙) dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Genesis 35:22 — And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל) heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Genesis 36:31 — And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל).
- Genesis 37:3 — Now Israel (וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל) loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
- Genesis 37:13 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל) said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
- Genesis 42:5 — And the sons of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 43:6 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- Genesis 43:8 — And Judah said unto Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל) his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
- Genesis 43:11 — And their father Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל) said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
- Genesis 45:21 — And the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
- Genesis 45:28 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
- Genesis 46:1 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙) took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
- Genesis 46:2 — And God spake unto Israel (לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙) in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- Genesis 46:5 — And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל) carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
- Genesis 46:8 — And these are the names of the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל), which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
- Genesis 46:29 — And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל) his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
- Genesis 46:30 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל) said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
- Genesis 47:27 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל) dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
- Genesis 47:29 — And the time drew nigh that Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל) must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
- Genesis 47:31 — And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל) bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
- Genesis 48:2 — And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
- Genesis 48:8 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל) beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
- Genesis 48:10 — Now the eyes of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙) were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
- Genesis 48:11 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙) said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
- Genesis 48:13 — And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.
- Genesis 48:13 — And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s (יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל) right hand, and brought them near unto him.
- Genesis 48:14 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל) stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
- Genesis 48:20 — And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙) bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
- Genesis 48:21 — And Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל֙) said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
- Genesis 49:2 — Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל) your father.
- Genesis 49:7 — Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel (בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל).
- Genesis 49:16 — Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל).
- Genesis 49:24 — But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל):)
- Genesis 49:28 — All these are the twelve tribes of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל): and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
- Genesis 50:2 — And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל).
- Genesis 50:25 — And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל), saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
- Exodus 1:1 — Now these are the names of the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל), which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
- Exodus 1:7 — And the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל) were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
- Exodus 1:9 — And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) are more and mightier than we:
- Exodus 1:12 — But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל).
- Exodus 1:13 — And the Egyptians made the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל) to serve with rigour:
- Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל) sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
- Exodus 2:25 — And God looked upon the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל), and God had respect unto them.
- Exodus 3:9 — Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל) is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.