Cross references
Genesis 35:10
And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
- a Jacob means he grasps the heel or he deceives.
- b Israel means he struggles with God.
Genesis 35:10 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 17:5 (10 votes) and Genesis 32:27–28 (8 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Genesis 17 to Hosea 12.
Which verses does Genesis 35:10 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Genesis 17:510 votes
No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
- Genesis 32:27–288 votes
“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
- Genesis 17:156 votes
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
- 1 Kings 18:313 votes
And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
- 2 Kings 17:342 votes
To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
Which verses point to Genesis 35:10?
The 10 strongest of 11.