Genesis 35:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

and said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but I will change that name. You will no longer be called Jacob. Your new name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 17:5

I will change your name from Abram to Abraham, because I am making you the father of many nations.

Genesis 17:15

God said to Abraham, “I will give Sarai, your wife, a new name. Her new name will be Sarah.

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah found twelve stones. There was one stone for each of the twelve tribes. These twelve tribes were named for the twelve sons of Jacob, the man who the Lord had named Israel.

2 Kings 17:34

Even today, they live the same way they did in the past. They don’t honor the Lord. They don’t obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They don’t obey the law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob.

Hosea 12:4

Jacob wrestled with God’s angel and won. He cried and asked for a favor. That happened at Bethel. There he spoke to us.

Genesis 32:29

Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But the man said, “Why do you ask my name?” Then the man blessed Jacob at that place.