5 Bible Verses about Wrestling

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Genesis 32:25

When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he struck the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob's hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.

Hosea 12:4

He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!

Genesis 30:8

Then Rachel said, "I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won." So she named him Naphtali.

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Genesis 30:8

Then Rachel said, "I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won." So she named him Naphtali.

Genesis 32:24-25

So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he struck the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob's hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.

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