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10 (A)And God said to him,

“Your name is Jacob;
Your name shall no longer be called Jacob,
But Israel shall be your name.”

Thus He called his name Israel. 11 God also said to him,

“I am [a](B)God Almighty;
(C)Be fruitful and multiply;
A nation and an (D)assembly of nations shall [b]come from you,
And (E)kings shall [c]come forth from your loins.
12 (F)And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac,
I will give it to you,
And I will give the land to your seed after you.”

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  1. Genesis 35:11 Heb El Shaddai
  2. Genesis 35:11 Or come into being
  3. Genesis 35:11 Or come into being

10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[a] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[b](A) So he named him Israel.

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[c];(B) be fruitful and increase in number.(C) A nation(D) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(E) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(F)(G)

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  1. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  2. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  3. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai