Genesis 32:27

“What's your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.

Free Bible Version

In The King James Version

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

In Context

26Then the man said, “Let me go because it's almost dawn.” “I won't let you go unless you bless me,” Jacob replied.

28“Jacob will no longer be your name,” said the man. “Instead you will be called Israel, because you fought with God and with men and you won.”

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:30But the boy's mother said, “As the Lord lives and as you live, I'm not leaving without you!” So he got up and went with her.

Psalms 20:1May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:25-32

Jacob Wrestles with an Angel. ( b. c. 1739.) 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no… Read the whole commentary →

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