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Jacob: Wrestling with God

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Transformation of the Name From Jacob to Israel

Jacob was left alone and there wrestled a man man angel god it's not clear we'll go with angel with him until the breaking of the day or god. When he saw that he prevailed not against him he touched the hollow of his thigh and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint as he wrestled with him. He said I will not let you go unless you bless me and the angel said unto him what is thy name and Jacob said Jacob and the angelSaid thy name shall no more be called Jacob so the supplant her right the over thrower with that kind of intonation of or implication of crookedness but israel which means he who wrestles or strives

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