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Genesis 32:28
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Genesis 32:28
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28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,[a] because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
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- 32:28 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.” Israel means “God fights.”
Genesis 32:28
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Genesis 32:28
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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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- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
Revelation 2:17
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Revelation 2:17
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17 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:17
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Revelation 2:17
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Genesis 35:10
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Genesis 35:10
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10 saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.”[a] So God renamed him Israel.
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- 35:10 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.” Israel means “God fights.”
Genesis 35:10
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Genesis 35:10
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10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[a] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[b]”(A) So he named him Israel.
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- Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
- Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
Isaiah 62:2-4
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Isaiah 62:2-4
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2 The nations will see your righteousness.
World leaders will be blinded by your glory.
And you will be given a new name
by the Lord’s own mouth.
3 The Lord will hold you in his hand for all to see—
a splendid crown in the hand of God.
4 Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City”[a]
or “The Desolate Land.”[b]
Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight”[c]
and “The Bride of God,”[d]
for the Lord delights in you
and will claim you as his bride.
Isaiah 62:2-4
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Isaiah 62:2-4
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2 The nations(A) will see your vindication,
and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name(B)
that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
3 You will be a crown(C) of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 No longer will they call you Deserted,(D)
or name your land Desolate.(E)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](F)
and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(G) in you,
and your land will be married.(H)
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- Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
- Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.
Genesis 17:5
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Genesis 17:5
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5 What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham,[a] for you will be the father of many nations.
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- 17:5 Abram means “exalted father”; Abraham sounds like a Hebrew term that means “father of many.”
Genesis 17:5
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Genesis 17:5
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5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](A) for I have made you a father of many nations.(B)
Footnotes
- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
Hosea 12:3-5
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Hosea 12:3-5
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3 Even in the womb,
Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
he even fought with God.
4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won.
He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him.
There at Bethel he met God face to face,
and God spoke to him[a]—
5 the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies,
the Lord is his name!
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- 12:4 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads to us.
Hosea 12:3-5
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Hosea 12:3-5
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Genesis 27:33-36
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Genesis 27:33-36
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33 Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.
35 But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”
36 Esau exclaimed, “No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice.[a] First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”
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- 27:36 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.”
Genesis 27:33-36
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Genesis 27:33-36
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33 Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me?(A) I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!(B)”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry(C) and said to his father, “Bless(D) me—me too, my father!”
35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully(E) and took your blessing.”(F)
36 Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob[a]?(G) This is the second time he has taken advantage of(H) me: He took my birthright,(I) and now he’s taken my blessing!”(J) Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”
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- Genesis 27:36 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
Genesis 17:15
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Genesis 17:15
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Sarai Is Named Sarah
15 Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah.[a]
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- 17:15 Sarai and Sarah both mean “princess”; the change in spelling may reflect the difference in dialect between Ur and Canaan.
Genesis 17:15
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Genesis 17:15
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15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai(A) your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.(B)
John 1:42
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John 1:42
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42 Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”[a]).
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- 1:42 The names Cephas (from Aramaic) and Peter (from Greek) both mean “rock.”
John 1:42
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John 1:42
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42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(A) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[a]).(B)
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- John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.
Isaiah 65:15
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Isaiah 65:15
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15 Your name will be a curse word among my people,
for the Sovereign Lord will destroy you
and will call his true servants by another name.
Isaiah 65:15
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Isaiah 65:15
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Proverbs 16:7
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Proverbs 16:7
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7 When people’s lives please the Lord,
even their enemies are at peace with them.
Proverbs 16:7
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Proverbs 16:7
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Genesis 33:4
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Genesis 33:4
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4 Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
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Genesis 33:4
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Genesis 33:4
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4 But Esau(A) ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.(B) And they wept.(C)
2 Kings 17:34
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2 Kings 17:34
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34 And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the Lord and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel.
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2 Kings 17:34
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2 Kings 17:34
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34 To this day they persist in their former practices. They neither worship the Lord nor adhere to the decrees and regulations, the laws and commands that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel.(A)
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