YES, I May Stop You, I May Not

Jacob said to simeon and levi, you have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the canaanites. The hebrew there talks about a stenchthe people living in this land, we are few in number,. If they join forces against me and attack me, i and my household will be destroyed. After jacob returned from padan aram, god appeared to him again and blessed him. God said to him, your name is jacob, but you will no longer be called jacob. Your name will be israel, or cano.