 | Gene E. Bradley - Christian life - 2004 - 162 pages
...he said "Jacob," to which the angel responded: "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Then, and only then, could "the whole man" — now named Israel, a man of integrity — go forth with... | |
 | L. David Harris - Bible - 2004 - 398 pages
...What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou... | |
 | James D. Hacker - Religion - 2004 - 234 pages
...And he said, Jacob. Genesis 32:28 - And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Genesis 32:29 - And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore... | |
 | Ann Finding - Literary Criticism - 2004 - 92 pages
...hand, this is a crucial passage about Jacob's heroic struggle with God in which he proves himself: "as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed" (32:28). It is at this moment that God gives Jacob the name, Israel. Far from being a sign of approval... | |
 | Benjamin Katz - Literary Collections - 2004 - 354 pages
...onto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: For as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed."130 The struggle Jacob had with God's messenger at Jabbok was not initiated by Jacob, but... | |
 | Anne Dutton - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 484 pages
...Answers of Blessing did he receive! Thy Name (says the Lord) shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel: for as a Prince hast thou Power with God and with Men, and thou hast prevailed; and he blest him there, Gen. 32. 28, 29. Again, what an Instance of Communion... | |
 | Debbie Vitella - 2005 - 353 pages
...angel at Peniel and prevailed, the angel said; "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but 275 Israel, for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." (Genesis 32: 28) Jacob's new name, Israel, therefore, became the family name, and all of his descendants,... | |
 | Benjamin Baruch - 2005 - 370 pages
...wrestled with the Lord and prevailed "And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. "35 We know that God let Jacob prevail, much as a father plays with His son, and lets him win. Jacob... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - Religion - 2005 - 702 pages
...name?" And he said, "Jacob." 32:28 And he said, "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." 32:29 And Jacob asked (him), and said, "Tell (me), 1 pray thee, thy name." And he said, "Wherefore... | |
 | Aaron B. Wildavsky - Religion - 2005 - 332 pages
...What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou... | |
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And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 
