Genesis 32:30 KJV

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Matthew Henry

  • He wrestles with the AngelA great while before day, Jacob being alone, more fully spread his fears before God in prayer. While thus employed, One in the likeness of a man wrestled...

Thompson Chains

  • JacobLink 11 of 24 · next Genesis 33:10
  • Spir. VisionSee the chain from 2 Kings 6:17 · 4 links
  • GoldSee the chain from Genesis 2:12 · 18 links
  • PreservationSee the chain from Deuteronomy 6:24 · 8 links
  • Seeing GodStarts here · next Exodus 24:10 · 5 links

Cross References

  • Genesis 16:13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
  • Numbers 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
  • Exodus 24:10–11 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. …
  • Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
  • Exodus 33:19–23 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. …

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Topics

  • Israel 1. A name given to Jacob
  • Jacob Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angel
  • Jesus, the Christ Acknowledged by Old Testament saints
  • Prayer Jacob, for deliverance from Esau
  • Religion Jacob

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Bible Dictionary

  • JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Strong’s Numbers

  • And Jacob יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb
  • called קָרָא qârâʼ
  • the name שֵׁם shêm
  • of the place מָקוֹם mâqôwm
  • Peniel פְּנוּאֵל Pᵉnûwʼêl
  • for I have seen רָאָה râʼâh
  • God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
  • face פָּנִים pânîym
  • to face פָּנִים pânîym
  • and my life נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
  • is preserved נָצַל nâtsal

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