A name from Scripture
Jacob
JAY-kub
Meaning
Supplanter; He who grasps the heel
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Jacob's transformation teaches that God changes identities — turning deceivers into princes and failures into fathers of nations.
Verse · King James Version
“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.”
Genesis 32:28