Genesis 32:28 meaning and explanation
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
Genesis 32:28, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob is alone at the Jabbok ford at night, having sent his family and possessions across ahead of him, and a mysterious man has wrestled with him until daybreak. The man, whom the text leaves unnamed, gives Jacob a new name.
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