^28 (A) The man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel,^[a] because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won.”

God Blesses Jacob at Bethel

^9-11 (A)(B) After Jacob came back to the land of Canaan, God appeared to him again. This time he gave Jacob a new name and blessed him by saying:

I am God All-Powerful, and from now on your name will be Israel^[a] instead of Jacob. You will have many children. Your descendants will become nations, and some of the men in your family will even be kings.