In Genesis 38:3; 26, this signifies the quality of evil derived from falsity from evil or the quality of the idolatry of the Jewish nation. (Arcana Coelestia 4819, 4826, 4913)

(References: Genesis 2, 38, 38:2)

'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.

In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 768)