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Genesis 32:28
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Genesis 32:28
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Then the man said, "You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed."
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Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me."
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So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."
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Then the man said, "You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed."
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Then Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And there he blessed him.
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So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved."
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[a].
Heb [he]
[b].
That is [The one who strives with God] or [God strives]
[c].
Or [with divine and human beings]
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