Derasha 1 on Bereishis 32:27

TT #10 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 32:27

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו מַה־שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹֽב׃

And he said to him: What is your name? And he said: Yaakov.

Chabad · Genesis 32:27

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 91b / Bereshit Rabbah.

Sefaria · Chullin 91b

Core Text of Chazal

ויאמר אליו מה שמך — א"ל: יעקב. א"ל: לא יעקב יאמר עוד שמך כי אם ישראל.

“And he said to him: What is your name?” He said to him: Yaakov. He said to him: Your name shall no longer be called Yaakov, but Yisrael.

On the daf / in context

The dialogue leads directly into the renaming.

Type of Learning

Derash on the renaming dialogue (Bavli / Midrash).

What Is Learned

The angel asks Yaakov’s name as the prelude to conferring the new name Yisrael.