Genesis 32:30

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

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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Penuel lay near the Jabbok River east of the Jordan, in the region where Jacob had earlier camped at Mahanaim and wrestled with God, naming the place because he had encountered God and lived. Edom and Mount

Places in this passage

Genesis 32:30 mentions Edom, Jabbok, Jordan, Mahanaim, Mount Seir and Penuel.

Photo of Mahanaim — Mahanaim · E. Rehfeld