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Penuel

Town · today Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh

Location likely About 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Jerusalem

Penuel in the Bible Dictionary · Jacob and Joseph

Named in 6 Verses

  • Genesis 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
  • Genesis 32:31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
  • Judges 8:8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
  • Judges 8:9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
  • Judges 8:17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
  • 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

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