Jacob went to work for his uncle for 20 years and during that time he married two women: Leah and Rachel and had twelve sons. Then decided it was time to go back home hoping that his brother Esau’s anger had vanished. One night during the journey while Jacob was alone, he met a ma who challenged him to a wresting match. They wrestled all night with neither winning. At the break of day the unknown man touched Jacob on the thing crippling him. But still Jacob not let go. Suspecting that this was more that an ordinary man, Jacob demanded a blessing from the stranger. The Stranger who was really an angle told Jacob that from that time his name would be changed to Israel and blessed him.