John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 18:31

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, etc.] Which he might very easily come at from the mountain: unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name, which signifies one that has power with God, as Jacob had, when the word came to him to make a change in his name at Penuel, (<013228>Genesis 32:28), and as Elijah hoped and believed he should have at this time, being a prophet, and a worshipper of Israel’s God.

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