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Genesis 32:28
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28 Then the man said, ‘Your name will not be Jacob any longer. Your name will now be Israel.[a] That is because you have fought with God and you have fought with men. And you have won!’

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  1. 32:28 Israel probably means ‘he fights with God’. God changed Jacob's name to give him a new beginning.
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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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  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
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