Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Baqarah -> Israel is Prophet Ya`qub (Jacob)

Israel is Prophet Ya`qub, for Abu Dawud At-Tayalisi recorded that `Abdullah Ibn `Abbas said, "A group of Jews came to the Prophet and he said to them,

آ«ظ‡ظژظ„ظ’ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگط³ظ’ط±ظژط§ط¦ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ‚ظڈظˆط¨ظڈطںآ»

(Do you know that Israel is Jacob) They said, "Yes, by Allah.'' He said,

آ«ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط§ط´ظ’ظ‡ظژط¯آ»

(O Allah! Be witness.)''

At-Tabari recorded that `Abdullah Ibn `Abbas said that `Israel' means, `the servant of Allah.'