Genesis 32:31
And Jakob called the name of the place Peniel: because I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face, and my soul hath been saved!
Targum Onkelos
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 arose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he went lame upon his thigh.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she prayed in the Name of the Lord who had spoken with her; and she said: Thou art Eloha, seeing all: for she said, I also have begun to see after that He hath been revealed to me.
Genesis 19:23The sun had come forth upon the earth, and Lot entered Zoar.
Exodus 24:10And they saw the Glory of the God of Israel, and under the throne of His glory as the work of a precious stone, and as the face of heaven for its clearness.
Deuteronomy 5:24Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say, and speak thou with us all that the Lord our God shall speak with thee, and we will hearken and will do.
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 →