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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Interpretation
A great while before day, Jacob being alone, more fully spread his fears before God in prayer. While thus employed, One in the likeness of a man wrestled with him.
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This thought runs through Genesis 32:29-32.
Glossary
- Penuel Place
- Face of God, a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also called “Peniel. ” Here Jacob wrestled ( Gen. 32:24-32 ) “with a man”. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.