Genesis 32:28

Then 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

27Then he said unto him—What is thy name? And he said—Jacob.

29Then asked Jacob and said, Do, I pray thee, tell me thy name! And he said—Wherefore now, shouldest thou ask for my name? And he blessed him there,

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Cross References

Genesis 17:5And thy name shall no more be called Abram,—but thy name shall become Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations, have I appointed thee;

Genesis 25:31And Jacob said,—Come sell, just now, thy birthright unto me.

Genesis 31:24And God went in unto Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night,—and said to him Take heed to thyself that thou speak not with Jacob either good or bad.

Genesis 32:24And Jacob was left alone,—and there wrestled a man with him, until the uprisings of the dawn.

Genesis 33:20And he set up there an altar,—and called it, El-elohe-Israel.

Numbers 13:16These, are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land,—but Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

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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