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The Works of Philo Judaeus — Yonge · On the Change of Names — unspecified — eng
XII. (81) But it has also happened that Jacob had his name changed to Israel; and this, too, was a felicitous alteration. Why so? Because the name Jacob means "a supplanter," but the name Israel signifies "the man who sees God." Now it is the employment of a s…
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