Genesis 32:28

And he said to him, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name; for you have prevailed with God, and shall be mighty with men.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

In Context

27And he said to him, What is your name? and he answered, Jacob.

29And Jacob asked and said, Tell me your name; and he said, Therefore do you ask after my name? and he blessed him there.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:5And your name shall no more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraam, + 17:5 Rom 4:17 for I have made you a father of many nations.

Genesis 25:31And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day your birthright.

Genesis 31:24And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by night, and said to him, Take heed to yourself that you speak not at any time to Jacob evil things.

Genesis 32:24And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him till the morning.

Genesis 33:20And he set up there an altar, and called on the God of Israel.

Numbers 13:16Of the tribe of Gad, Gudiel the son of Macchi.

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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