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Mar 22, 2018 · The main Hebrew manuscript that we use to translate the Old Testament calls this place Peniel the first time that it occurs (v 30) and Penuel the second time (v 31): “Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip” (ESV).
Penuel (Peniel) 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). In regards to a location, Penuel and Peniel are synonymous references.
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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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Genesis 32:30 Jacob called the name of the place Peniel : for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." pe-ni'-el, pen'-i-el, pe'-ni-el (peni'el, "face of God"; Eidos theou): This is the form of the name in Genesis 32:30. In the next verse and elsewhere it appears as "Penuel." The name is said to have been given to the ...
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 ...
PENUEL (once, Genesis 32:30 , Peniel). A place E. of Jordan, and near the Jabbok, at which Jacob wrestled with the angel ( Genesis 32:24 ff.), and said ( Genesis 32:30 ) to be called Peniel (or Penuel), i.e . ‘Face of God,’ because Jacob said, ‘I have seen God face to face , and yet my life is preserved.’ (The mention of the ‘face of ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary. Peniel. (face of God) the name which Jacob gave to the place in which he had wrestled with God: "He called the name of the place face of El,? for I have seen Elohim face to face." (Genesis 32:30) In (Genesis 32:31) and the other passages in which the name occurs, its form is changed to PENUEL.