Godsaidto him, "Your nameis Jacob;You shall nolongerbe calledJacob,But Israelshall be your name."Thus He calledhim Israel.
Then Godsaidto Abraham,"As for Saraiyour wife,you shall not callher nameSarai,but Sarah[shall be] her name.
"Nolongershall your namebe calledAbram,But your nameshall be Abraham;For I will makeyou the fatherof a multitudeof nations.
Then Jacobaskedhim and said,"Pleasetellme your name."But he said,"Whyis it that you askmy name?"And he blessedhim there.
Elijahtooktwelvestonesaccording to the numberof the tribesof the sonsof Jacob,to whomthe wordof the LORDhad come,saying,"Israelshall be your name."
To thisdaythey doaccording to the earliercustoms:they do not fearthe LORD,nordo they followtheir statutesor their ordinancesor the law,or the commandmentswhichthe LORDcommandedthe sonsof Jacob,whomHe namedIsrael;
Yes, he wrestledwith the angeland prevailed;He weptand soughtHis favor.He foundHim at BethelAnd thereHe spokewith us,
