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28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but [a]Israel: for thou hast [b]striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place [c]Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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  1. Genesis 32:28 That is, He who striveth with God, or, God striveth.
  2. Genesis 32:28 Or, had power with
  3. Genesis 32:30 That is, The face of God.