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Jan 4, 2022 · In Judges 8:8, Peniel is mentioned as a city with no further explanation. The assumption is that the city was built on the same location where Jacob wrestled—which was clearly identified as near the ford of the Jabbok River (Genesis 32:22).
Penuel is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel. In 1 Kings , it is mentioned as a capital for Jeroboam , first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel , which he fortified.
- Jacob Sees God’s Camp: Mahanaim
- Jacob’s Two Camps
- Two Names, Two Sources
- The Night in Mahanaim: Verses 14 and 22
- The Penuel Stories
- Tulul Adh-Dhahab
- Why Does Jacob Not Build An Altar in Penuel
- The Holy Twin Cities
After concluding a treaty with Laban at Gilead, Jacob continues into the Transjordan, where he encounters a group of angels. In this story, the place name Mahanaim derives from Jacob having seen God’s camp full of angels at that spot.It then immediately moves on to Jacob’s preparations for meeting Esau.
One of the reasons Jacob left home and went to Aram was because his mother overheard his brother Esau saying that he (Esau) will kill Jacob (Gen 27:41–42). Now that Jacob is returning home, he is afraid that his brother will make good on his promise. Jacob decides to be proactive and sends Esau a message that he lived with Laban for years and is on...
Why does Mahanaim have two etymologies? The simple answer is because each comes from a different source.
After his prayer, Jacob continues by sending gifts to placate Esau (32:14b-22). Before he does this, the text surprisingly interrupts Jacob’s furious action by stating that he rested there for the night: The traditional commentator, R. Moses Alshich (1508-1593, Safed), already noted how problematic this interruption of the action is (commentary on ...
The next episode in Jacob’s journey continues in v. 15, when Jacob wakes up in the middle of the night, and crosses his family over the Jabbok Stream, remaining on his own on the south side of the stream, where Esau will ostensibly appear the next morning in the J narrative. At this point, Jacob is attacked and wrestles with a man/angel. The timeli...
Why is it that both E and J connect the Mahanaim and Penuel stories? The answer lies in the geography of these two cities: they are located on opposite sides of the Jabbok, in close proximity to each other. Thus, standing at the stream between the two cities, one could refer to both. About 6 km. east of Tell Deir Alla, biblical Sukkot, the Jabbok S...
The continuation of J is clear. The Mahanaim and Penuel episodes are part of the larger story about Jacob meeting Esau, and the story continues with the meeting between the brothers. After this meeting, and Jacob’s promise to meet Esau in Seir, Jacob instead heads west to Sukkot (Deir Alla) and then across the Jordan River, to Shechem (33:17-18),ne...
In sum, according to E, Jacob’s journey away from his home begins with Jacob encountering a sacred place, where God and his entourage dwell, and naming it Beth-el. The journey ends with his return to the land, where he encounters a similar sacred place, the twin cities of Mahanaim and Penuel, and names them as well. In Beth-el, Jacob set up a pilla...
Dec 29, 2020 · Gideon destroyed the tower of Penuel because its inhabitants would not assist him with provisions during his pursuit of the kings of Midian (Judges viii. 8-17); the town was rebuilt by Jeroboam I. (I Kings xii. 25).
Jul 6, 2015 · Jeroboam turns away from the LORD and makes golden bull calves for the people to worship Baal in new temples in Bethel and Dan so they will not need to travel to Jerusalem (in the southern rival kingdom of Judah) to worship there. The River Jabbok near the site of Penuel (Dr.Meierhofer)
Penuel – After settling in Shechem for a short time, Jeroboam moved his capital to Penuel (I Kings 12:25), the place where Yaakov fought with an angel (Genesis 32:31). Beit El – Beit El was at the southern end of Jeroboam’s kingdom.
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King Solomon made the young Jeroboam a superintendent over his tribesmen in the building of the fortress Millo in Jerusalem and of other public works, and he naturally became conversant with the widespread discontent caused by the extravagances which marked the reign of Solomon. [5]
