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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."
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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.
Penuel, Peniel [Pēnū'el,Pēnī'el]— the face of god. A man of Judah and the ancestor of the inhabitants of Gedor (1 Chron. 4:4). A Benjamite of the family of Shashak (1 Chron. 8:25). Also the name of an encampment east of Jordan where Jacob wrestled with the angelic visitor (Gen. 32:30, 31; Judg. 8:8, 9, 17).
According to the Jewish Bible, king Jeroboam of Israel established his capital in Shechem. A short time later, he left Shechem and fortified Penuel, declaring it as his new capital ( 1 Kings 12:25 ). He and his son, Nadab , ruled there, until Baasha seized the throne in 909 BCE and moved the capital to Tirzah ( 1 Kings 15:25–34 ).
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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...
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Bible Meaning: Face of God, facing God. Strong's Concordance #H6439. Two men are named Penuel in the Bible. The first, a descendant of Judah, is listed as the father of Gedor (1Chronicles 4:4). The second is a Benjamite (1Chronicles 8:1, 25).
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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 (Genesis 32:24 -32) "with a man" ("the angel", Hosea 12:4. Jacob says of him, "I have seen God face to face") "till the break of day."
