Genesis 32:28
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28 Then he said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (B)you have striven with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
Revelation 2:17
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Genesis 35:10
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10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (A)no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but (B)Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel.
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Isaiah 62:2-4
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2 (A)The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
(B)and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.
3 You shall be (C)a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 (D)You shall no more be termed (E)Forsaken,[a]
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,[b]
(F)but you shall be called (G)My Delight Is in Her,[c]
and your land Married;[d]
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
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- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Azubah
- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Hephzibah
- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Beulah
Genesis 17:5
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5 No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but (A)your name shall be Abraham,[b] (B)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude
Hosea 12:3-5
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3 (A)In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
(B)He met God[a] at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—
5 the Lord, the God of hosts,
(C)the Lord is his memorial name:
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- Hosea 12:4 Hebrew him
Genesis 27:33-36
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33 Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.” 34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, (A)he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!” 35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.” 36 Esau said, (B)“Is he not rightly named Jacob?[a] For he has cheated me these two times. (C)He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”
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- Genesis 27:36 Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats
Genesis 17:15
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Isaac's Birth Promised
15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah[a] shall be her name.
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- Genesis 17:15 Sarai and Sarah mean princess
John 1:42
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Isaiah 65:15
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15 You shall leave your name to (A)my chosen (B)for a curse,
and the Lord God will put you to death,
but his servants (C)he will call by another name,
Proverbs 16:7
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7 When a man's ways please the Lord,
(A)he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Genesis 33:4
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4 (A)But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him (B)and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
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2 Kings 17:34
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34 To this day they do according to the former manner. They do not fear the Lord, and they do not follow the statutes or the rules or the law or the commandment that the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, (A)whom he named Israel.
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