Yisrael and Our Fathers

[JewishHeart]

How many people know that the word Israel is an acronym for the four mothers and three fathers?

ישראל

Yisrael

Y (yod) - Yitzchak, Yaakov
S (Shin) - Sarah
R (Resh) - Rivkah, Rachel
A (Aleph)- Avraham
L (Lamed) - Leah

[JewishHeart]

What thinks you?

[By Grace]

That's pretty neat! (I had to look up who Rivkah was, though--but now I know! :clap: )

[mjterry87]

Wow!

[CharlesYTK]

JH. Interesting. It does have a meaning beyond the acronym right? I find two meanings:
1. God Prevails (from the Aramaic)
2. He shall be a prince of God.

In the test the meaning following the renaming of Yaacov: Gen 32:28b
for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Did I just say something stupid or miss the point.
By the way, your PM box is overfull.

Charles

[JewishHeart]

Charles,

You are right about the literal meaning of Israel... I just found it interesting what the rabbinical Orthodox teach about this acronym.

I emptied my PM mailbox.

Sean