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28 “Your name won’t be[a] Jacob anymore,” the man[b] replied, “but Israel, because you exerted yourself against both God and men, and you’ve emerged victorious.”

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Lit. be called
  2. Genesis 32:28 Lit. anymore,” he

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)

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.