Israel, the term is used in a number of ways in Scripture, and the context indicates what/whom is being talked about.
- The man formerly known as Jacob, Genesis 32:28
- The descendants of Israel (Jacob), Exodus 1:7
- The land which was given to the descendants of Israel, Genesis 17:8; Joshua 1:2
- The nation/kingdom of Israel, 1 Samuel 8:22; 1 Kings 12
- "For they are not all Israel who are of Israel", Romans 9:6 - Old Testament Jewish people of faith
- Israel of God, Galatians 6:16 - New Testament Jewish believers