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Genesis 35:9-11
New International Version - UK
Genesis 35:9-11
New International Version - UK
9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[a] God appeared to him again and blessed him. 10 God said to him, ‘Your name is Jacob,[b] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[c]’ So he named him Israel.
11 And God said to him, ‘I am God Almighty;[d] be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
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- Genesis 35:9 That is, North-west Mesopotamia; also in verse 26
- 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.
- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
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