El-elohe-israel in Biblical History

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What is El-elohe-israel?
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.

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