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Genesis 32:30

And Ya'akov asked him, and said, Tell me, now, shemecha. And he said, Why is it that thou dost ask after shmi? And he made a brocha upon him there.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

In Context

29And he said, Shimcha shall be called no more Ya'akov, but Yisroel: for sarita im Elohim ([yisrah=to prevail + El=G-d = Yisroel] ye have striven with Elohim) and with anashim, and hast overcome.

31And Ya'akov called the shem of the makom (place) Peniel (Face of G-d): for I have seen Elohim panim el panim, and my nefesh is saved.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:13And she called the Shem of Hashem Who spoke unto her, El Roi (G-d Who Sees); for she said, Have I also here seen after Him that seeth me?

Genesis 35:9And Elohim appeared unto Ya'akov again, when he returned from Paddan-Aram, and made a brocha upon him.

Exodus 33:14And He said, My Presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Numbers 12:8With him will I speak peh el peh, plainly, and not in dark sayings; and the temuna (form) of Hashem shall he behold; why then were ye not afraid to speak against Avdi Moshe?

Deuteronomy 34:10And there arose not a navi since in Yisroel like unto Moshe, whom Hashem knew panim el panim (face to face),

Judges 8:8And he went up from there to Penuel, + 8:8 Peniel and spoke unto them likewise; and the Anshei Penuel + 8:8 Peniel answered him as the men of Sukkot 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 →

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