Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 32

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Then the man said, “Your name will not be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel. I give you this name because you have fought with God and with men, and you have won.”

Then the man said to Jacob, “Let me go. The sun is coming up.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go. You must bless me.”

Jacob was left alone, and a man came and wrestled with him. The man fought with him until the sun came up.

So Jacob named that place Peniel. He said, “At this place, I saw God face to face, but my life was spared.”

When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he touched Jacob’s leg and put it out of joint.

And the man said to him, “What is your name?” And Jacob said, “My name is Jacob.”

Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But the man said, “Why do you ask my name?” Then the man blessed Jacob at that place.

You have been very kind to me. You did many good things for me. The first time I traveled across the Jordan River, I owned nothing—only my walking stick. But now I own enough things to have two full groups.

So even today, the people of Israel don’t eat the muscle that is on the hip joint, because this is the muscle where Jacob was hurt.

Then Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham! God of my father Isaac! LORD, you told me to come back to my country and to my family. You said that you would do good to me.

I ask you to please save me from my brother Esau. I am afraid that he will come and kill us all, even the mothers with the children.