Jacob Who Wrestled

The supplanter wrestles all night with the Man; will not let go without blessing; is renamed Israel; limps the rest of his life. Failure mode: Earlier life as deceiver; striving to grasp what was promised. Restoration path: Wrestle in the dark; ask the blessing; accept the limp as the proof. Markers: long history of striving and deceit; alone at the river; wrestles through the night; will not let go without blessing; limps after, renamed