And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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Gill's Exposition
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,.... In Gen 32:31; Penuel, which signifies the face of God, or God hath looked upon me, or hath had respect to me: there was afterwards a city built here,…
- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m, Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq, Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq “gush or gurgle out” or אבק 'ābaq in niphal, “wrestle.” Now Wady Zurka. 29.…
We have here the remarkable story of Jacob's wrestling with the angel and prevailing, which is referred to, Hos 12:4. Very early in the morning, a great while before day, Jacob had helped his wives…
Cambridge Bible
Peniel R.V. marg. The face of God. In the Sam. version, Syr., and Lat., it is called "Penuel," as in Gen 32:32. Popular tradition explained the etymology of the name of the place by the story of…
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