Israel
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Israel. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the name divinely given to Jacob during the scene at Peniel or Penuel as a memorial that , as a prince , he had power with God and with men and had prevailed (Gen. xxxii: 28). Also the Jewish people; a contraction for Children of Israel or House of Israel (Hosea xi: 1). See JEWS. Also a religious sect which appeared for the first in England in 1883. ISRAELITES. See JEWS. ISRÄELS, JOSEF, a Dutch artist; born in Groningen in 1824. He studied at Amsterdam under Pieneman and Kruseman, and in Paris under Picot and Henri Scheffer. In 1855 his "William, Prince of Orange, opposing the Decree of the King of Spain" attracted attention in the Exposition Universelle . In 1867 his celebrated "Interior of the Orphan Asylum at Katwijk" gained for him a third-class medal and the ribbon of the Legion of Honor; and eight years later he was awarded the cross and a first-class medal. Later he resided at The Hague. Among his chief pictures may be named "The Sewing-School at Katwijk" (1881), "Silent Company" (1882), "Fine Weather" (1883), and "The Struggle for Life" (1883). He is also favorably known as an etcher by "Old Mary," "The Cradle," "The Mother," "The Fisherman," etc. He died in 1911.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
a name given to Jacob after he had wrestled successfully with the Angel of the Lord, as related in Genesis xxxii. The name is Hebrew for "soldier of God." Hence the Hebrews were called the children of Israel, and the people of Israel, the Israelites. About 953 B. C. the northern tribes seceded from the southern tribes and set up an independent monarchy under Jeroboam. Other kings were Ahab and Jehu. This kingdom was called Israel. The citizens were carried into captivity by Sargon about 722 B. C. They are henceforth unknown to history and are spoken of as the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. See Hebrews