Derasha 2 on Bereishis 35:10

TT #48 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 35:10

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים שִׁמְךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֑ב לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵא֩ שִׁמְךָ֨ ע֜וֹד יַעֲקֹ֗ב כִּ֤י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And God said to him: Your name is Yaakov; your name shall no longer be called Yaakov, but Yisrael shall be your name. And He called his name Yisrael.

Chabad · Genesis 35:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the same discussion of the name change.

Core Text of Chazal

ויקרא את שמו ישראל — הקב"ה קרא לו ישראל.

“And He called his name Yisrael” — the Holy One, blessed be He, called him Yisrael.

On the daf / in context

The renaming is performed directly by God.

Type of Learning

Derash on the agent of the renaming (continuation).

What Is Learned

God Himself conferred the name Yisrael upon Yaakov.