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28 (A) The man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel,[a] because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won.”

29 (B) Jacob said, “Now tell me your name.”

“Don't you know who I am?” he asked. And he blessed Jacob.

30 Jacob said, “I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive.” So he named the place Peniel.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 32.28 Israel: In Hebrew one meaning of “Israel” is “a man who wrestles with God.”
  2. 32.30 Peniel: In Hebrew “Peniel” means “face of God.”

28 Then the man said, “Your name(A) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](B) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(C)

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(D)

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(E) Then he blessed(F) him there.

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[b] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(G) and yet my life was spared.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  2. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.