9 Bible Verses about Changed Names

Neither shall thy name any longer be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many Gentiles have I made thee.

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

And he said, Thy name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast fought with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah, and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

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. And God said unto him, I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and a company of nations (Gentiles) shall come out of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

It was round about eighteen thousand reeds: and the name of the city from that day shall be, THE LORD IS HERE.

Therefore, on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him because he has thrown down his altar.

And he sent by the hand of Nathan, the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, , by the LORD.

Then Saul (who also is Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him