el-elohe-israel Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
el-elohe-israel in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(God, the God of Israel), the name bestowed by Jacob on the altar which he erected facing the city of Shechem. #Ge 33:19,20|
el-elohe-israel in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
EL-ELO'HE-IS'RAEL (strength of God), the name which Jacob gave to an altar near Shechein, Gen 33:18-20; probably the place where Abraham had built an altar. Gen 12:7. The el designates God as the mighty One, able to do whatsoever he pleased. He delivered Jacob, whose other name -- "Israel" -- denoted his power with God.
el-elohe-israel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
"The mighty God of Israel," who had just shown His infinite might in saving Jacob (whose name was by God changed to Israel, because by prayer he had might with this mighty God and had prevailed) from Esau his deadly foe. Jacob so called the altar he built on the spot before Shechem, already consecrated by Abram (Genesis 12:7; Genesis 33:19-20). By it he implied that Jehovah, who was Abram's God, is also his God, as He had shown by bringing him safe back to Canaan as his inheritance.