Thematic Bible: Name given to jacob


Thematic Bible



And He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.” Verse ConceptsTypes Of ChristChanged NamesGod Naming PeopleGod Renaming PeopleHuman Nature, OvercomingStruggles

Again God said to him,

“Your name is Jacob;
You shall no longer be called Jacob,
But Israel shall be your name.”


So he was called Israel. Verse ConceptsGod Renaming People

To this day they act in accordance with their former [pagan] customs: they do not [really] fear the Lord, nor do they obey their statutes and ordinances, nor the law, nor the commandments which the Lord commanded the sons (descendants) of Jacob, whom He named Israel; Verse ConceptsOrdinancesGod Renaming PeopleFalse Religion To This DayBreaking God's LawImmigrants