Genesis 35:10

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,^[a] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.^[b]” So he named him Israel.

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Footnotes

1. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
2. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.

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