A NEW NAME!

“Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.” — Gen 32:28. “He that overcometh, I will write upon him Mine own New Name.” — Rev 3:12. THROUGH THE Bible, name stands for nature. In those wise old days, names were not given because of their euphonious sound, but as revealing some characteristic trait. Shepherds are said to name their sheep by their defects; in some cases Old Testament names seem to have been given on the same principle. It was so with Jacob. When the Angel said: “What is thy name?” he answered, “Jacob,” supplanter: Never shrink, in
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