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Genesis 35:9-11
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9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[a] God appeared to him again and blessed him. 10 God said to him, ‘Your name is Jacob,[b] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[c]’ So he named him Israel.

11 And God said to him, ‘I am God Almighty;[d] be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:9 That is, North-west Mesopotamia; also in verse 26
  2. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  3. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  4. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
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