The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
GEN 32:27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
GEN 32:28 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.
GEN 32:29 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.
GEN 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have
seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
GEN 32:31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he
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