• Gen 32:27 — And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
• Gen 32:28 — And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
• Gen 32:29 — And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Nicene Patristic · Patristic
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

7 passages from 5 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 2 passages
• City of God · 2 passages
• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage
• Commentary on Genesis · 1 passage
• Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica) · 1 passage