Reference: Penuel
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A place E. of Jordan, and near the Jabbok, at which Jacob wrestled with the angel (Ge 32:24 ff.), and said (Ge 32:30) to be called Peniel (or Penuel), i.e. 'Face of God,' because Jacob said, 'I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved.' (The mention of the 'face of God' in Ge 33:10 makes it possible that another explanation of the origin of the name is there alluded to.) There was, however, in Ph
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Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
Jacob then named the place Peniel, "For," [he said,] "I have seen God face to face, and I have been delivered."
But Jacob said, "No, please! If I have found favor with you, take this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, [and it is] like seeing God's face, since you have accepted me.
But the princes of Succoth asked, "Are Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hands that we should give bread to your army?"
He went from there to Penuel and asked the same thing from them. The men of Penuel answered just as the men of Succoth had answered.
He went from there to Penuel and asked the same thing from them. The men of Penuel answered just as the men of Succoth had answered. He also told the men of Penuel, "When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower!"
He also tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built Penuel.