Scripture Post #1,615: *ISRAEL*

Genesis 35:

10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

From Jacob to Israel!

Context:

Gen. 35:9: "And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him."

V. 10: "And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel."

V. 11: "And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;"

V. 12: "And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land."

Originally Published: Mon. 2 • 13 • 17