10God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives. but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. Israel probably means he struggles with God. ” So he named him Israel. 11And God said to him, “I am God Almighty Hebrew El-Shaddai ; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
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