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B'resheet (Gen) 32:28-31

B'resheet (Gen) 32:28-31 CJB

The man asked, “What is your name?” and he answered, “Ya‘akov.” Then the man said, “From now on, you will no longer be called Ya‘akov, but Isra’el; because you have shown your strength to both God and men and have prevailed.” Ya‘akov asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he answered, “Why are you asking about my name?” and blessed him there. (iii) Ya‘akov called the place P’ni-El [face of God], “Because I have seen God face to face, yet my life is spared.”

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