Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
31And as he passed over Peniel, the sun rose upon him; and he limped upon his hip.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the God who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.
Genesis 35:9And God appeared to Jacob again after he had come from Padan-Aram, and blessed him.
Exodus 33:14And he said, My presence shall go, and I will give thee rest.
Numbers 12:8Mouth to mouth do I speak to him openly, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah doth he behold. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
Deuteronomy 34:10And there arose no prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom Jehovah had known face to face;
Judges 8:8And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke to them in like manner. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
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 →