Genesis 32:30
And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for 'I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
31and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she calleth the name of Jehovah who is speaking unto her, 'Thou [art], O God, my beholder;' for she said, 'Even here have I looked behind my beholder?'
Genesis 35:9And God appeareth unto Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth him;
Exodus 33:14and He saith, 'My presence doth go, and I have given rest to thee.'
Numbers 12:8mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and [by] an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant — against Moses?'
Deuteronomy 34:10And there hath not arisen a prophet any more in Israel like Moses, whom Jehovah hath known face unto face,
Judges 8:8And he goeth up thence [to] Penuel, and speaketh unto them thus; and the men of Penuel answer 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 →