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Jacob Wrestles God

Jacob Wrestles God

The night before facing Esau, Jacob wrestles a mysterious figure until dawn and refuses to let go without a blessing.

The PatriarchsOld Testament~1985 BCE

identity growth

Jacob is terrified about reuniting with the brother he cheated. He sends his family ahead and stays alone by the Jabbok River. A man appears and they wrestle all night. The figure dislocates Jacob's hip but can't break free. Jacob demands a blessing, and the figure renames him Israel — 'he struggles with God.' Jacob walks away limping, but transformed.

What Led Here

Jacob, Rachel, and Leah

What Happens Next

Jacob and Esau Reconcile

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GenesisThe Night Everything Changed

Jacob is heading home after twenty years, but his brother Esau is marching toward him with four hundred men. What follows is one of the rawest nights in Scripture: a desperate prayer, a staggering peace offering, and a mysterious wrestling match by the river that left Jacob limping into a completely new identity.

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