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But he got up that same night and crossed the Jabbok River, with his two wives, the two women who served him, and his eleven children.

The man said, "Let me go. For the morning has come." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you pray that good will come to me."

And the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel. For you have fought with God and with men, and have won."

Then Jacob asked him, "Tell me, what is your name?" But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And there he prayed that good would come to Jacob.

But Esau ran to meet him and put his arms around him and kissed him. And they cried.

But Esau said, "I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself."

But Jacob said, "No, I ask of you, if I have found favor in your eyes, then receive my gift. For I see your face as one sees the face of God. You have received me with favor.

But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are weak. And there are young ones in my flocks that need milk. If they are made to go a long way in one day, all the flocks will die.

So Esau said, "Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me." But Jacob said, "What need is there? Let me find favor in the eyes of my lord."

But Jacob traveled to Succoth. He built his house there, and put up small buildings for his animals. So the name of the place is Succoth.

Now Jacob heard that Shechem had put his daughter Dinah to shame. But his sons were with the flocks in the field, so Jacob kept quiet until they returned.

But Hamor said to them, "The soul of my son Shechem has much desire for your daughter. I ask of you, give her to him in marriage.

But Jacob's sons lied in their answer to Shechem and his father Hamor because he had put their sister Dinah to shame.

But if you will not listen to us and have this religious act done, then we will take our daughter and go."

But the men will be willing to live with us and become one people only if every man among us goes through the religious act that they have gone through.

But on the third day, when all the men were in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and went into the city in secret. And they killed every man.

But they said, "Should he act towards our sister as if she were a woman who sells the use of her body?"

God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. You will not be called Jacob any longer, but Israel will be your name." So his name was Israel.

As Rachel's soul was leaving, for she died, she gave him the name Benoni. But his father gave him the name Benjamin.

Joseph's brothers were jealous of him. But his father thought about what he said.