He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Genesis 32:28 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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In parallel withHosea 12:4
Hosea looks back on this night centuries later, remembering how Jacob struggled with the angel, wept, and pleaded until he prevailed.
“Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,”