God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her by the name Sarai. Rather, Sarah is her name.
Genesis 32:28 - Tree of Life Version Then He said to him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he said. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob [supplanter], but Israel [contender with God]; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed. [Hos. 12:3-4.] American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Common English Bible Then he said, “Your name won’t be Jacob any longer, but Israel, because you struggled with God and with men and won.” Catholic Public Domain Version But he said, "Your name will not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if you have been strong against God, how much more will you prevail against men?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel: for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men? |
God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her by the name Sarai. Rather, Sarah is her name.
No longer will your name be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, because I make you the father of a multitude of nations.
But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Watch yourself—lest you say anything to Jacob, good or bad.”
He took them and sent them across the stream, and he sent across whatever he had.
Then He said, “Let Me go, for the dawn has broken.” But he said, “I won’t let You go unless You bless me.”
But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, fell on his neck and kissed him—and they wept.
God said to him: “Your name was Jacob. No longer will your name be Jacob, for your name will be Israel.” So He named him Israel.
and He sent word by the hand of the prophet Nathan. So he called his name Jedidiah, for Adonai’s sake.
Elijah took twelve stones—like the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Adonai had come saying, “Israel shall be your name”—
Up to this day, they follow their former customs. Nor do they fear Adonai, or follow the statutes, the ordinances, the Torah or the mitzvot that Adonai commanded the children of Jacob—whom He had renamed Israel.
When one’s ways are pleasing to Adonai, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him.
But now, thus says Adonai— the One who created you, O Jacob, the One who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name, you are Mine.
You will leave your name behind as a curse for My chosen ones, and Adonai Elohim will slay you. But He will call His servants by another name.
These are the names of the men Moses sent to investigate the land. (Now he gave Hoshea son of Nun, the name Joshua.)
Andrew brought Simon to Yeshua. Yeshua looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John. You shall be called Kefa (which is translated Peter).”
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Ruach is saying to Messiah’s communities. To the one who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna , and I will give him a white stone—and written on the stone a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.”
Then Saul said to David, “Blessed are you, David my son! You will both do mightily and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.