27 Therefore he said, 'What is your name?' He answered, 'Jacob.'
28 But he said, 'Your name will not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if you have been strong against God, how much more will you prevail against men?'
29 Jacob questioned him, 'Tell me, by what name are you called?' He responded, 'Why do you ask my name?' And he blessed him in the same place.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, 'I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.'
31 And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he had crossed beyond Peniel. Yet in truth, he limped on his foot.
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