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Genesis 32:29 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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 "
Genesis 32:29
Verse in Context
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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.
And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
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Genesis 32:1
"And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met"
Genesis 32:1
"And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God."
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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