Genesis 35:9-11

Names of God Bible

Jacob’s Sixth Encounter with God—His Name Changed to Israel

⁹ Then Elohim appeared once more to Jacob after he came back from Paddan Aram, and he blessed him. ¹⁰ Elohim said to him, “Your name is Jacob. You will no longer be called Jacob, but your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel.

¹¹ Elohim also said to him, “I am El Shadday. Be fertile, and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from you.