Genesis 35:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 God said to him:
Your name is Jacob.
You will no longer be named Jacob,
but Israel will be your name.(A)
So he was named Israel.
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1 Kings 18:31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
31 He took twelve stones, for the number of tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said: Israel shall be your name.
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2 Kings 17:34
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34 To this very day they continue to act according to their former customs, not venerating the Lord nor observing the statutes and regulations, the law and commandment, that the Lord enjoined on the descendants of Jacob, whom he had named Israel.(A)
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