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Genesis 32:29
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29 The man then said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel[a] because you have wrestled with God and with man and have won.”

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  1. Genesis 32:29 Israel: the real etymology is uncertain; it may mean “God is mighty” or “God shows himself mighty.” Here, however, the popular etymology is given: “He has shown his strength by wrestling with God” (see also Hos 12:4-5).
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