Genesis 32:28

And he saith, 'Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

Young's Literal Translation

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 saith unto him, 'What [is] thy name?' and he saith, 'Jacob.'

29And Jacob asketh, and saith, 'Declare, I pray thee, thy name;' and he saith, 'Why [is] this, thou askest for My name?' and He blesseth him there.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:5and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;

Genesis 25:31and Jacob saith, 'Sell to-day thy birthright to me.'

Genesis 31:24And God cometh in unto Laban the Aramaean in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Take heed to thyself lest thou speak with Jacob from good unto evil.'

Genesis 32:24And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;

Genesis 33:20and he setteth up there an altar, and proclaimeth at it God — the God of Israel.

Numbers 13:16These [are] the names of the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land; and Moses calleth Hoshea son of Nun, Jehoshua.

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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