Genesis 32:29

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Then the man said, 'Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.'

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  • Gen 27:28-29 : 28 May God give you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, an abundance of grain and new wine. 29 May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
  • Gen 28:3-4 : 3 May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples. 4 May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.
  • Gen 28:13-14 : 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.' 14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
  • Gen 32:26-27 : 26 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was dislocated as they wrestled. 27 Then the man said, 'Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.' But Jacob replied, 'I will not let you go unless you bless me.'
  • Judg 13:16-18 : 16 The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Even if you detain me, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord." (Manoah did not know he was an angel of the Lord.) 17 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?" 18 The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding."
  • Job 11:7 : 7 Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?
  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
  • Hos 6:1 : 1 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has struck us down, but He will bind us up.
  • Luke 1:19 : 19 The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and bring to you this good news.'

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  • Gen 32:24-28
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    24After he had sent them across the stream, he also sent over all his possessions.

    25So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

    26When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was dislocated as they wrestled.

    27Then the man said, 'Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.' But Jacob replied, 'I will not let you go unless you bless me.'

    28The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.

  • Gen 32:30-31
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    30Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.

    31So Jacob called the name of that place Peniel, saying, 'I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.'

  • Gen 35:9-10
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    9God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-Aram, and He blessed him.

    10God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So He named him Israel.

  • Gen 27:35-36
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    35But Isaac said, 'Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.'

    36Esau said, 'Isn't he rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice: He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing!' Then he asked, 'Haven't you reserved any blessing for me?'

  • Gen 33:10-11
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    10Jacob said, 'No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. Seeing your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have accepted me.'

    11Please accept the blessing that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me, and I have all I need.' And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it.

  • Judg 13:18
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    18The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding."

  • Gen 32:9
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    9He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'

  • Gen 30:31
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    31Laban asked, 'What shall I give you?' Jacob replied, 'You shall give me nothing. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to tend and watch over your flock.'

  • Gen 46:2
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    2God spoke to Israel in visions during the night, calling, 'Jacob, Jacob!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Gen 32:17
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    17He placed each herd in the care of his servants, and he instructed them, 'Go ahead of me and keep some distance between the herds.'

  • Gen 33:8
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    8'What do you mean by all these camps I met?' Esau inquired. Jacob replied, 'To find favor in the eyes of my lord.'

  • Gen 27:32-33
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    32His father Isaac asked him, 'Who are you?' He replied, 'I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.'

    33Isaac trembled violently and said, 'Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came in, and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!'

  • Gen 35:15
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    15Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

  • Gen 27:22-24
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    22So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, 'The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.'

    23He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

    24'Are you really my son Esau?' he asked. 'I am,' Jacob replied.

  • Gen 30:29
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    29Jacob said to him, 'You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.'

  • Gen 48:3
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    3Jacob said to Joseph, 'God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.'

  • Gen 32:20
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    20He also instructed the second, the third, and all those who followed the herds: 'This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.'

  • Gen 31:11
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    11In the dream, the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Gen 29:4-5
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    4Jacob said to them, 'My brothers, where are you from?' They replied, 'We are from Haran.'

    5He asked them, 'Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?' They answered, 'We know him.'

  • Gen 33:15
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    15Esau said, 'Let me leave some of my men with you.' But Jacob replied, 'Why do that? If I have found favor in your eyes, let it be as it is.'

  • Gen 28:16
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    16Jacob woke up from his sleep and said, 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.'

  • Gen 48:16
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    16'The Angel who redeemed me from all harm, may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'

  • Gen 32:2
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    2Jacob went on his way, and angels of God met him.

  • Gen 28:19
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    19He called the name of that place Bethel, but previously the name of the city was called Luz.

  • Gen 31:29
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    29I have the power to harm you, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

  • Gen 28:4
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    4May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.