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10 and said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but I will change that name. You will no longer be called Jacob. Your new name will be Israel.[a]” So God named him Israel.

11 God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful,[b] and I give you this blessing: Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you. 12 I gave Abraham and Isaac some special land. Now I give the land to you and to all your people who will live after you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:10 Israel This name might mean “he fights for God,” “he fights with God,” or “God fights.”
  2. Genesis 35:11 God All-Powerful Literally, “El Shaddai.”

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