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Jacob Wrestles with God

Genesis 32:24-32Hosea 12:3-42 Corinthians 12:9-10

A schemer on the run from a brother he cheated is ambushed in the dark and wrestled until sunrise — and walks away with a new name, a blessing, and a limp he will carry for the rest of his life.

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