Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
General references
Bible References
General references
Genesis 17:5 “No longer shall your name be called Abram,
Butyour name shall be Abraham;
ForI have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
But
For
Genesis 32:27
So he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”
1 Kings 18:31
Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
2 Kings 17:34
To this day they do according to the earlier customs: they do not fear the Lord, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances or the law, or the commandments which the Lord commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel;