 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name ? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel : for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.  Sermons Preached at Chester - Page 294by Charles Benjamin Tayler - 1839 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...unto him, What is thy name ? And he said Jacob. And he said, 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. thy name. And he said, wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name ? And he blessed him there.... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 446 pages
...of thee, and make honourable mention of thy name to others : but the angel waved an answer to this, And he said, Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after my name ? to know that will be if ni -use to thee. Ana as he was departing, he blessed him there ; granted... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...prevailed with God, much more shalt thou prevail with Esau, and with whatsoever adversary. XXXII. 28 For as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. XXXII. 30 For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. I have seen the Son of God in... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - History, Ancient - 1808 - 582 pages
...difficulties which then threatened him. The angel said to him, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob but Israel ; for as a prince hast thou power with GOD, and rcith men, and hast prevailed;1 or rather, the latter part of the verse should be thus translated,... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...him, What is thy name ? And he said, Jacob. i 23 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, with a brawling woman aud in a wide 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell tie, I pray thee, thy name : And he said, Wherefore /* it that... | |
 | John Skinner - 1809 - 582 pages
...angel, in our common' acceptation : ' I will not ' let thee go,' said he, ' except thou bless me ; and ' he blessed him there * ; and Jacob called the ' name of the place 'wos, Pcni-al, (the face of God), ' for I have seen God face to face, and my life is ' preserved.'... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - Bible - 1810 - 410 pages
...said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob but Israel ; for as a prince hast thou power with Go D and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked...dost ask after my name ? and he blessed him there. Aqd Jacob called the name of the place, Peniel : for I have seen Goo face to face, and my life is preserved.... | |
 | Theophilus Lindsey - Sermons, English - 1810 - 550 pages
...prevail ; and at the close it was said to him — (v. 28.) " Thy name shall be no more called Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God, and hast prevailed." So might it be said of this person, that she had power with God, and had prevailed... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1811 - 408 pages
...thou bless me," prevailed, and was specially honoured. " Thy name shall no more ** be called Jacob, but Israel ; for as a prince hast " thou power with God and with man, and hast *' prevailed."4 P. Uxy. 1.1. ( The dangers, &c.'s Whether CaU 1 Heb. Sv. 16. * Gal. iv.... | |
 | John Owen - 1812 - 584 pages
...him, What is thy name ? and he said, Jacob. 28. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for as a prince hast thou power with God and men, and hast prevailed. 29. And Jacob asked him and said, Tell me I jiray thee thy name ; and he said,... | |
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