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Name given to the place near the Jabbok River where Jacob strove all night with God (Gn 32:31); alternately called Peniel in verse 30. During the period of the judges, Gideon destroyed the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city for refusing to join him in war against the Midianites (Jgs 8:8-9, 17 OET JDG 8:8–9 · OET JDG 8:17). Later, King Jeroboam rebuilt the town (1 Kgs 12:25). It was positioned near Succoth east of the Jordan River, though its exact location remains uncertain.

Show passage in OET: GEN 32:31

OET-RV GEN 32:31

31 And the sun rose above him as he passed through Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

OET-LV GEN 32:32

32  And_it _rose to_him/it the_sun just_as he _passed _over DOM Pənū^ʼēl and_he was_limping on thigh _of_his.

Show passage in OET: GEN 32:30

OET-RV GEN 32:30

30 So Ya’akov named the place ‘Penuel’ (also spelt ‘Peniel’, which means ‘God’s face’), because he said, “I saw God face to face, yet my life was preserved.”

OET-LV GEN 32:31

31  And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _called the _name _of the _place Pənī^ʼēl if/because I _have _seen god face to face and_ life _of_my _it _has _been _delivered.

Show passage in OET: JDG 8:8–9; JDG 8:17

OET-RV JDG 8:8

8 From there they climbed up to Penuel, and he asked them for food in a similar manner, and the leaders there responded similarly to the leaders of Sukot.

OET-RV JDG 8:9