Genesis 32:29

And he said to him, Thy name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name; for thou hast prevailed with God, and shalt be mighty with men.

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In The King James Version

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

In Context

28And he said to him, What is thy name? and he answered, Jacob.

30And Jacob asked and said, Tell me thy name; and he said, Wherefore dost thou ask after my name? and he blessed him there.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:28And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, 1 And of the fatness of the earth, 1 And abundance of corn and wine. 1

Genesis 28:13And the Lord stood upon it, and said, I am the God of thy father Abraham, and the God of Isaac; fear not, the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.

Genesis 35:10And God said to him, Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name; and he called his name Israel.

Deuteronomy 29:29The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, to do all the words of this law.

1 Kings 18:31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of Israel, as the Lord spoke to him, saying, Israel shall be thy name.

1 Chronicles 1:34And Abraham begot Isaac: and the sons of Isaac were Jacob, and Esau.

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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