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.

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

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(A) and yet my life was spared.”

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.

30 So Jacob called the name of the place [a]Peniel: “For (A)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God

the Lord God Almighty,
    the Lord is his name!(A)

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That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His (A)memorable name.

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