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
Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
Genesis 32:27
“What is your name?” the man asked.
“Jacob,” he replied.
“Jacob,” he replied.
1 Kings 18:31
Elijah took 12 stones—according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel will be your name”—
2 Kings 17:34
They are still practicing the former customs to this day. None of them fear the Lord or observe their statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments the Lord commanded the descendants of Jacob. He had renamed him Israel.