Holy Scripture
Genesis 32:27
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 27 and 28.) And he said to him: What is your name? He said, Jacob. And he said to him: Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but your name shall be called Israel: for you have wrestled with God, and have prevailed with men. Josephus, in the first book of Antiquities, thinks that Israel was called so becaus…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
27And he said to him, Let me go, for the day has dawned; but he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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In context
25And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him till the morning.
26And he saw that he prevailed not against him; and he touched the broad part of his thigh, and the broad part of Jacob’s thigh was benumbed in his wrestling with him.
— Genesis 32:27 —
28And he said to him, What is thy name? and he answered, Jacob.
29And he said to him, Thy name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name; for thou hast prevailed with God, and shalt be mighty with men.