Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden m
And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.”
Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LO
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He wi
Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which i
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either
Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pu
Saul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David
To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordin
These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said,
There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.