0 Why did God change Jacob's name to Israel?

And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. Ezekiel 45:12

Trivia: In Ezekiel 4, how long did Ezekiel lie on his left side?

Why did God change Jacob's name to Israel?


Because Jacob beat God in a wrestling match

Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Genesis 32:28

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