Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 32

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Then the man said, ‘Your name will not be Jacob any longer. Your name will now be Israel, because you have fought with God and you have fought with men. And you have won!’

Then the man said to Jacob, ‘Now let me go because dawn has come.’ But Jacob said, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’

Then Jacob was alone. A man came and fought with him for a long time. They continued the fight until dawn.

So Jacob called the place Peniel. He said, ‘I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive!’

The man saw that he was not winning the fight against Jacob. So he hit Jacob's hip while they were fighting. As a result, Jacob's hip moved out of its proper place.

The man asked Jacob, ‘What is your name?’ Jacob replied, ‘My name is Jacob.’

Then Jacob said, ‘Please tell me your name.’ But the man said, ‘Why do you want to know my name?’ Then he blessed Jacob in that place.

You have always loved me. You have continued to be kind to me. I do not deserve this. When I went across the Jordan River to go to Haran, I only had my stick. But now I can make two big groups of people and animals.

Even today, Israelites do not eat the meat of an animal where it joins to the hip. This is because God touched Jacob's hip.

Then Jacob prayed, ‘God of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac, LORD, you said to me, “Go back to your country and to your relatives. I will do good things for you there.”

I pray that you will save me from the power of my brother Esau. I am afraid that he will come and attack me. He may also attack my family.