Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 32

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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 the man said, “Let me go. It is morning.” But Jacob replied, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”

So Jacob was left alone. A man wrestled with him until morning.

So Jacob named the place Peniel. He said, “I saw God face to face. But I’m still alive!”

The man saw that he couldn’t win. So he touched the inside of Jacob’s hip. As Jacob wrestled with the man, Jacob’s hip was twisted.

The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered.

Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you want to know my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

You have been very kind and faithful to me. But I’m not worthy of any of this. When I crossed this Jordan River, all I had was my walking stick. But now I’ve become two camps.

That’s why the Israelites don’t eat the meat attached to the inside of an animal’s hip. They don’t eat it to this day. It’s because the inside of Jacob’s hip was touched.

Then Jacob prayed, “You are the God of my grandfather Abraham. You are the God of my father Isaac. LORD, you are the one who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives. Then I will give you success.’

Please save me from the hand of my brother Esau. I’m afraid he’ll come and attack me and the mothers with their children.