Thematic Bible: Also called peniel


Thematic Bible



Later on, Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. He also expanded from there and built Penuel. Verse ConceptsFortresses

The sun was rising above Jacob as he crossed over from Peniel, limping due to his wounded thigh. Verse ConceptsDaybreakAt Daybreak

Then he left there to go to Penuel and asked the same thing from them, but the men of Penuel responded the same way the men of Succoth did. So he responded the same way to the men of Penuel, "When I come back safely, I'm going to tear down this tower."

He also demolished the tower in Penuel and killed the men of the city. Verse ConceptsTowersKilling Within Israel

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