Genesis 17:5

5No longer shall your name be called Abram,
 Abram means exalted father
but byour name shall be Abraham,
 Abraham means father of a multitude
dfor I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 32:28

28Then he said, e“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,
 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
for gyou have striven with God and hwith men, and have prevailed.”

2 Samuel 12:25

25and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,
 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord
because of the Lord.

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