28 And He said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have (B)struggled with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God

17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden (A)manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone (B)a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’

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10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (A)your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, (B)but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel.

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(A)The Gentiles shall see your righteousness,
And all (B)kings your glory.
(C)You shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
You shall also be (D)a crown of glory
In the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.
(E)You shall no longer be termed (F)Forsaken,[a]
Nor shall your land any more be termed (G)Desolate;[b]
But you shall be called [c]Hephzibah, and your land [d]Beulah;
For the Lord delights in you,
And your land shall be married.

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  1. Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Azubah
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Shemamah
  3. Isaiah 62:4 Lit. My Delight Is in Her
  4. Isaiah 62:4 Lit. Married

No longer shall (A)your name be called [a]Abram, but your name shall be [b]Abraham; (B)for I have made you a father of [c]many nations.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Lit. Exalted Father
  2. Genesis 17:5 Lit. Father of a Multitude
  3. Genesis 17:5 a multitude of

He took his brother (A)by the heel in the womb,
And in his strength he (B)struggled with God.
Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in (C)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—
That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His (D)memorable name.

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33 Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—(A)and indeed he shall be blessed.”

34 When Esau heard the words of his father, (B)he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me—me also, O my father!”

35 But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

36 And Esau said, (C)“Is he not rightly named [a]Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

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  1. Genesis 27:36 Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel

15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but [a]Sarah shall be her name.

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  1. Genesis 17:15 Lit. Princess

42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of [a]Jonah. (A)You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, [b]A Stone).

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  1. John 1:42 NU John
  2. John 1:42 Gr. Petros, usually translated Peter

15 You shall leave your name (A)as a curse to (B)My chosen;
For the Lord God will slay you,
And (C)call His servants by another name;

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When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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(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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34 To this day they continue practicing the former rituals; they do not fear the Lord, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances, or the law and commandment which the Lord had commanded the children of Jacob, (A)whom He named Israel,

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