Genesis 32:31
And Jacob called the name of that place, the Face of God; For, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life was preserved.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
In Context
32And the sun rose upon him, when he passed the Face of God; and he halted upon his thigh.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she called the name of the Lord God who spoke to her, Thou art God who seest me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that appeared to me.
Genesis 19:23The sun was risen upon the earth, when Lot entered into Zoar.
Exodus 24:10And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.
Deuteronomy 5:24and ye said, Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: this day we have seen that God shall speak to man, and he shall live.
Judges 6:22And Gideon saw that he was an angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, Ah, ah, Lord my God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.
Judges 8:8And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
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 →