Genesis 32:27

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26Then said he—Let me go, for uprisen hath the dawn. And he said: I will not let thee go, except thou have blessed me

28Then he said—Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but Israel,—For thou hast contended with God and with men and hast prevailed.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:30But the mother of the boy said, By the life of Yahweh and by the life of thine own soul, I will not leave thee. So he arose and followed her.

Psalms 20:1Yahweh answer thee, in the day of distress, The Name of the God of Jacob give thee safety;

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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