(who prevails with God). Name given to Jacob (Gen. 32:28; 35:10); became national (Ex. 3:16); narrowed to northern kingdom after the revolt of the ten tribes from Judah (1 Sam. 11:8; 2 Sam. 20:1; 1 Kings 12:16), with Shechem as capital (1 Kings 12:25), and Tirzah as royal residence (1 Kings 14:17); afterward, capital at Samaria (1 Kings 16:24). Kingdom lasted 254 years, with 19 kings, B. C. 975-721, when it fell a prey to the Assyrians. The returned of Israel blended with those of Judah.