28 Then (A)he said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

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  1. Genesis 32:28 I.e., he who contends with God; or God contends

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.

10 (A)God said to him,

“Your name is Jacob;
[a]You shall no longer be called Jacob,
But Israel shall be your name.”

So He called [b]him Israel.

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  1. Genesis 35:10 Lit Your name
  2. Genesis 35:10 Lit his name

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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  1. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  2. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.

34 To this day they act in accordance with the earlier customs: they do not fear the Lord, nor do they [a]follow their statutes, their ordinances, the Law, or the commandments which the Lord commanded the sons of Jacob, (A)whom He named Israel.

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  1. 2 Kings 17:34 Lit do according to

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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