Genesis 35:10

New International Reader's Version

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. But you will not be called Jacob anymore. Your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 17:15

God also said to Abraham, “Do not continue to call your wife by the name Sarai. Her name will be Sarah.

Genesis 17:5

You will not be called Abram anymore. Your name will be Abraham, because I have made you a father of many nations.

Genesis 32:29

Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you want to know my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah got 12 stones. There was one for each tribe in the family line of Jacob. The Lord’s message had come to Jacob. It had said, “Your name will be Israel.”

2 Kings 17:34

The people of Samaria are still stubborn. They continue in their old practices to this day. And now they don’t even worship the Lord. They don’t follow his directions and rules. They don’t obey his laws and commands. The Lord had given all these laws to the family of Jacob. He gave the name Israel to Jacob.

Hosea 12:4

At Peniel he struggled with the angel and won. Jacob wept and begged for his blessing. God also met with him at Bethel. He talked with him there.