Genesis 32:30 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Genesis 32:3: מחנים machănāyı̂m — Machanaim, “two camps.”

Genesis 32:22: יבק yaboq

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

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Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

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

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John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And Jacob called the name of the place. The gratitude of our father Jacob is again commended, because he took diligent care that the memor…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel
In (Genesis 32:31); Penuel, which signifies the face of Go…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Long before daybreak, Jacob, being alone, more fully spread his fears before God in prayer. While doing so, One in the form of a man wrestled with …

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