Genesis 32:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Thy name

Power

Genesis 32:24

Hosea 12:3

With men

General references

Genesis 35:10

Psalm 22:4

Daniel 1:9

Bible References

Thy name

No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.

There he set up an altar and called it "The God of Israel is God."

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

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah for the Lord's sake.

To this very day they observe their earlier practices. They do not worship the Lord; they do not obey the rules, regulations, law, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he renamed Israel.

Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the Lord himself will give you.

Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. The sovereign Lord will kill you, but he will give his servants another name.

Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.'

Power

So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.

With men

But Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."

Isaac began to shake violently and asked, "Then who else hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it just before you arrived, and I blessed him. He will indeed be blessed!"

But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and warned him, "Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob."

But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.

Saul replied to David, "May you be rewarded, my son David! You will without question be successful!" So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

General references

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

In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them.

Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel.