Genesis 32:31 KJV

And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

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...

Cross References

  • Genesis 19:15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
  • Genesis 19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
  • Genesis 32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
  • 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.
  • Psalms 38:17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

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Topics

  • Israel 1. A name given to Jacob
  • Jacob Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angel
  • Penuel City built where Jacob wrestled with the angel
  • Prayer Jacob, for deliverance from Esau
  • Religion Jacob

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Bible Dictionary

  • PenuelFace 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...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And as he passed over כַּאֲשֶׁר kaʾăšer Relative · with preposition עָבַר ʿābar עָבַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • Penuel אֶת ʾet Object marker פְּנוּאֵל pĕnûʾēl פְּנוּאֵל Proper name
  • the sun לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ haššemeš שֶׁמֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • rose וַיִּזְרַח wayyizraḥ זָרַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • upon him, and he halted וְהוּא wĕhûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with and צֹלֵעַ ṣōlēaʿ צָלַע Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • upon his thigh עַל ʿal Preposition יְרֵכוֹ yĕrēkô יָרֵךְ Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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