Genesis 32:30
And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
31And as he went ouer Peniel, the sunne rose vpon hym, and he halted vpon his thigh.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she called the name of the Lorde that spake vnto her, Thou God lokest on me: for she sayde, haue I not also heare loked after hym that seeth mee?
Genesis 35:9And God appeared vnto Iacob agayne, after he came out of Mesopotamia, and blessed him.
Judges 8:8And he went vp thence to Phanuel, & spake vnto them lykewyse: And ye men of Phanuel aunswered him, as did the men of Sucoth.
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 →