“ Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him.“ From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”

那人说：“你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列；因为你与神与人较力，都得了胜。”

那人说：“你的名字不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因为你与上帝和人较力，都得胜了。”

那人说：“你的名字不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因为你与神和人较力，都得胜了。”

那人说：“你以后不要再叫雅各了，你要叫以色列，因为你跟上帝和人角力都得胜了。”

那人说：“你的名字不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因为你与神与人较力，都得了胜。”

那人说：“你的名字不要再叫雅各，而要叫以色列，因为你已经与神与人较力，并且得胜了。”

那人說：「你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列；因為你與神與人較力，都得了勝。」

那人說：「你的名字不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因為你與上帝和人較力，都得勝了。」

那人說：「你的名字不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因為你與神和人較力，都得勝了。」

那人說：「你以後不要再叫雅各了，你要叫以色列，因為你跟上帝和人角力都得勝了。」

那人說：“你的名字不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因為你與神與人較力，都得了勝。”

那人說：『你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因為你跟神跟人較力，都得了勝。』

那人說：「你的名字不要再叫雅各，而要叫以色列，因為你已經與神與人較力，並且得勝了。」

曰、今而後、爾不復名雅各、當名以色列、蓋爾與上帝及人較量、而獲勝也、

曰今以後、不祇名雅各、更名以色列、蓋爾得志於上帝前、與人爭無不勝。

曰、今而後裔不復名雅各、乃名以色列、蓋爾與神與人較量、無不得勝、

Then the man said,“ Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”

Then the man said,“ Your name will not be Jacob anymore. Instead, it will be Israel. You have wrestled with God and with people. And you have won.”

Then he said,“ Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

“ Your name will no longer be Jacob,” he said.“ It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Then he said,“ Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

And He said,“ Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

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.

“ Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said.“ It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

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.

“ No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him,“ but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”

He said,“ Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

saying,“ Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.” So God renamed him Israel.

“ Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.

And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the Lord and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel.

What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations.

The nations will see your righteousness. World leaders will be blinded by your glory. And you will be given a new name by the Lord’s own mouth.The Lord will hold you in his hand for all to see— a splendid crown in the hand of God.Never again will you be called“ The Forsaken City” or“ The Desolate Land.” Your new name will be“ The City of God’s Delight” and“ The Bride of God,” for the Lord delights in you and will claim you as his bride.

Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even fought with God.Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him—the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the Lord is his name!

Your name will be a curse word among my people, for the Sovereign Lord will destroy you and will call his true servants by another name.

Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel,

Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said,“ Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry.“ Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.But Isaac said,“ Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”Esau exclaimed,“ No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice. First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”

Then God said to Abraham,“ Regarding Sarai, your wife— her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah.

“ All right,” Jacob replied,“ but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”

and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah( which means“ beloved of the Lord”), as the Lord had commanded.

And Saul said to David,“ Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed.” Then David went away, and Saul returned home.

These are the names of the men Moses sent out to explore the land.( Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by the name Joshua.)

When people’s lives please the Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.

And there he built an altar and named it El Elohe Israel.

Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said,“ Your name is Simon, son of John— but you will be called Cephas”( which means“ Peter”).

Then Jacob became very angry, and he challenged Laban.“ What’s my crime?” he demanded.“ What have I done wrong to make you chase after me as though I were a criminal?You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us!“ For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.If any were attacked and killed by wild animals, I never showed you the carcass and asked you to reduce the count of your flock. No, I took the loss myself! You made me pay for every stolen animal, whether it was taken in broad daylight or in the dark of night.“ I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times!In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side— the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac— you would have sent me away empty handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”Then Laban replied to Jacob,“ These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks— in fact, everything you see is mine. But what can I do now about my daughters and their children?So come, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and it will be a witness to our commitment.”So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a monument.Then he told his family members,“ Gather some stones.” So they gathered stones and piled them in a heap. Then Jacob and Laban sat down beside the pile of stones to eat a covenant meal.To commemorate the event, Laban called the place Jegar sahadutha( which means“ witness pile” in Aramaic), and Jacob called it Galeed( which means“ witness pile” in Hebrew).Then Laban declared,“ This pile of stones will stand as a witness to remind us of the covenant we have made today.” This explains why it was called Galeed—“ Witness Pile.”But it was also called Mizpah( which means“ watchtower”), for Laban said,“ May the Lord keep watch between us to make sure that we keep this covenant when we are out of each other’s sight.If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other wives, God will see it even if no one else does. He is a witness to this covenant between us.“ See this pile of stones,” Laban continued,“ and see this monument I have set between us.They stand between us as witnesses of our vows. I will never pass this pile of stones to harm you, and you must never pass these stones or this monument to harm me.I call on the God of our ancestors— the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of my grandfather Nahor— to serve as a judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath before the fearsome God of his father, Isaac, to respect the boundary line.Then Jacob offered a sacrifice to God there on the mountain and invited everyone to a covenant feast. After they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.

But the previous night God had appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and told him,“ I’m warning you— leave Jacob alone!”

This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break.