Genesis 32:30

And Jacob clepide the name of that place Fanuel, and seide, Y siy the Lord face to face, and my lijf is maad saaf.

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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

29Jacob axide him, Seie thou to me bi what name thou art clepid? He answerde, Whi axist thou my name, whiche is wondirful? And he blesside Jacob in the same place.

31And anoon the sunne roos to hym, aftir that he passide Fanuel; forsothe he haltide in the foot.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:13Forsothe Agar clepide the name of the Lord that spak to hir, Thou God that seiyest me; for sche seide, Forsothe here Y seiy the hynderere thingis of him that siy me.

Genesis 35:9Forsothe God apperide eft to Jacob, aftir that he turnede ayen fro Mesopotanye of Sirie, and cam into Bethel, and blesside hym,

Exodus 33:14And God seide, My face schal go bifor thee, and Y schal yyue reste to thee.

Numbers 12:8for Y speke to hym mouth to mouth, and he seeth God opynli, + 12:8 or clerli passinge other. and not bi derke spechis and figuris. Why therfor dredden ye not to bacbite `ether depraue my seruaunt Moises?

Deuteronomy 34:10And `a profete roos no more in Israel `as Moises, + 34:10 as Moyses, that is, euene to him. whom the Lord knewe face to face,

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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