Genesis 32:31
And while he was going past Peniel, the sun came up. And he went with unequal steps because of his damaged leg.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
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Cross References
Genesis 16:13And to the Lord who was talking with her she gave this name, You are a God who is seen; for she said, Have I not even here in the waste land had a vision of God and am still living?
Genesis 19:23The sun was up when Lot came to Zoar.
Exodus 24:10And they saw the God of Israel; and under his feet there was, as it seemed, a jewelled floor, clear as the heavens.
Deuteronomy 5:24And said, The Lord has let us see his glory and his power, and his voice has come to us out of the fire: today we have seen that a man may go on living even after hearing the voice of God.
Judges 6:22Then Gideon was certain that he was the angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, I am in fear, O Lord God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.
Judges 8:8So he went up from there to Penuel and made the same request to the men of Penuel; but they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth had given.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:25-32
Jacob Wrestles with an Angel. ( b. c. 1739.) 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no… Read the whole commentary →