“He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 32 contains 32 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.