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10 God said to him:

Your name is Jacob.
You will no longer be named Jacob,
    but Israel will be your name.(A)

So he was named Israel.

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10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[a] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[b](A) So he named him Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  2. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.