Genesis 35:10

God's Word

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. You will no longer be called Jacob, but your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 17:15

God said to Abraham, “Don’t call your wife by the name Sarai anymore. Instead, her name is Sarah [Princess].

Genesis 17:5

So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations.

Genesis 32:29

Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” The man answered, “Why do you ask for my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah took 12 stones, one for each of the tribes named after Jacob’s sons. (The Lord had spoken his word to Jacob: “Your name will be Israel.”)

2 Kings 17:34

Today they are still following their customs, as they’ve done from the beginning. They don’t fear the Lord or live by the decrees, customs, teachings, or commands that the Lord gave to the descendants of Jacob (whom he named Israel).

Hosea 12:4

He struggled with the Messenger and won. Jacob cried and pleaded with him. Jacob found him at Bethel, and he talked with him there.