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- Penuel (or Pniel, Pnuel; Hebrew: פְּנוּאֵל Pənūʾēl) is a place described in the Hebrew Bible as being not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan River and south of the river Jabbok in present-day Jordan.
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Penuel (or Pniel, Pnuel; Hebrew: פְּנוּאֵל Pənūʾēl) is a place described in the Hebrew Bible as being not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan River and south of the river Jabbok in present-day Jordan. Penuel is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel.
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Gen-Deut (2)
1. Gen 32:30, 32:31
Josh-Ruth (3)
1. Judg 8:8, 8:9, 8:17
1Sam-Esth (1)
1. 1Kgs 12:25
Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 440Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Penuel (place)Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Penuel; PenielBaly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): PenuelThis chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences t...
This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their iden...
- Peniel, Penuel
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Penuel (Peniel) . Genesis 32:31 The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh. Judges 8:8 He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
Jun 14, 2023 · Peniel is located beside the Jabbok River, with the modern name Nahr ez-Zerqa, in Jordan. Along the river is a hill where described in Genesis 32, and is believed to be Peniel. Joel shared that archaeologist Selah Merril first discovered the biblical site.
In the next verse and elsewhere it appears as "Penuel." The name is said to have been given to the place by Jacob after his night of wrestling by the Jabbok, because, as he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."
1. A place on the Jabbok River E of the Jordan where Jacob wrestled with the angel. Genesis 32:22-32 records what happened when Jacob stayed at the ford of the Jabbok on his way back from Paddan-aram. That night he wrestled with a man (angel, according to Hos 12:4) who finally blessed him and changed his name to Israel.
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Jun 5, 2024 · Penuel, also known as Peniel, is a location enveloped in rich Biblical history and is most prominently known through its connection with Jacob in the Old Testament. Although Penuel does not find direct mentions in the New Testament, the themes and occurrences associated with it resonate throughout various Biblical narratives.
