Genesis 32:30
And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
31And the sunne rose vp to him as he passed Peniel, and he halted vpon his thigh.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13Then she called the name of the Lord, that spake vnto her, Thou God lookest on me: for she said, Haue I not also here looked after him that seeth me?
Genesis 35:9Againe God appeared vnto Iaakob, after he came out of Padan Aram, and blessed him.
Exodus 33:14And he answered, My presence shall go with thee, and I will giue thee rest.
Numbers 12:8Vnto him will I speake mouth to mouth, and by vision, and not in darke wordes, but hee shall see the similitude of the Lord. Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speake against my seruant, euen against Moses?
Deuteronomy 34:10But there arose not a Prophet since in Israel like vnto Moses (whome the Lord knew face to face)
Judges 8:8And he went vp thence to Penuel, and spake vnto them likewise, and the men of Penuel answered him, as the men of Succoth answered.
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 →