And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of
the
tribes of the sons of Jacob
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, (
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.
