Genesis 32:28 (WEB)
He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Catechism · 1
“From this account, the spiritual tradition of the Church has retained the symbol of prayer as a battle of faith and as the triumph of perseverance.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 32:24-30; Lk 18:1-8.
Fathers and councils · 13
Origen
“And the sun rose, when the vision of God passed by.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 24–31.
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“For to them was first granted the privilege of converse with God, because theirs is the only race which is said to see God; this being the meaning, by interpretation, of the word “Israel.”” — editor's note: Cf. Gen. xxxii. 28–30.
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Jerome
“…that the lord of Mesopotamia had failed to find anything among his baggage, and there swore that he would never return to the place of his bondage; and when,after wrestling with the angel at the brook Jabbok, he began to limp, because the great muscle of his thigh was withered, he at once gained the name of…” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 25, 28, 31.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“The divine Scripture also calls him God, when he appeared again to Jacob in the form of a man, and said to Jacob, “Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name, because thou hast prevailed with God.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 28.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Or how could one set forth that Isaac went to the altar of God as a victim of his father’s piety, or that Israel, when yet in the body, saw God, and gave a holy name to the people while speaking against that whereby they came into being?” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 28.
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Justin Martyr
“And Jacob called the name of that place Peniel, for I saw God face to face, and my soul rejoiced.’” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 22–30.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Yea indeed, the same difference as there is between “Jacob” and “Israel:” not because they were two persons, but these same two names were bestowed upon one man for different reasons; Jacob because of supplanting, for that he grasped the foot of his brother at his birth: but Israel because of the vision of God.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 28.
Read the whole comment“For God appeared unto him, and he was called Israel, seeing God.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 28.
Read the whole comment“But this Jacob, when he received another name, heard the same words, “Thou shalt not be called Jacob, but Israel shalt thou be called.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 28, xxxv. 10.
Read the whole comment“For Israel means seeing God, which will at last be the reward of all the saints.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 28: Israel = a prince of God; ver. 30; Peniel = the face of God.
Read the whole comment“…Israel shall be: for this name is interpreted “Seeing God;” in the desire of which reward a pious life is to be led through faith in this miserable pilgrimage.” — editor's note: Israel—a prince of God; Peniel—the face of God (Gen. xxxii. 28–30).
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“He was approved because he worshipped as far as he comprehended.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxii. 28.
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Tertullian
“Now, what plea is wiser and more irresistible than the simple and open confession made in a martyr’s cause, who “prevails with God”—which is what “Israel” means?” — editor's note: See Gen. xxxii. 28.
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Cross-references · 15
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Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.7.