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Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” So he blessed him there.
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Verse 29. Why, and so forth He represses Jacob’s curiosity, ( Bible.) perhaps because God did not as yet choose to reveal his name. Exodus 6:3. Some Greek and Latin copies add, which is wonderful, taken from Judith 13:6. 18. Calmet.
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