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Genesis 32:28 — Meaning and Application
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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. "
Genesis 32:28
Verse in Context
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And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless
And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
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.
And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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Genesis 32:1
"And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God."
Genesis 32:1
"And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met"
Genesis 32:2
"And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim."
Genesis 32:3
"And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom."
Genesis 32:4
"And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there"
Genesis 32:5
"And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight."
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