Israel is the new name given Jacob after his wrestling match at Peniel, after he “has seen God face to face.” Studying the etymology of the name is its own wrestling match. Who is the subject? Go a little further in the story, and we see that Israel’s children become just like him—wrestling ….
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This post appeared here first: Forward Day By Day – August 16, 2020
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