El (mighty one)

El, by itself, means a god. It also means "el"  one of power and authority and used for God in Genesis 1:1 in the Hebrew text.

   elohe yisrael, "El the God of Israel".
And Israel (Jacob) took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: (Genesis 46:1-3)"El the God of your father"


  – Etymologically, El appears to mean power,  El is associated with other qualities, such as integrity.

Which is why we are told that our Heavenly Father is the same today and forever more, he does not change. The same God that Jacob prayed to is the same God that we call upon for strength for direction, for redemption.  Elohe yisrael. we need you more than ever before to direct our steps and guard our hearts and minds.