Genesis 32
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Genesis 32:28-30

28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob,1 but Israel,2 because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

29And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.”

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

30So Jacob named the place Peniel,3 saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 32:28 Jacob means he grasps the heel or he deceives. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 32:28 Israel means he struggles with God. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means the face of God. ↩

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