Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."
Verse Takeaways
1
The Face of God
Jacob names the place 'Peniel,' which literally means 'the face of God.' Commentators agree this name serves as a permanent monument to his direct, personal encounter. The phrase 'face to face' describes not only the intimate nature of the struggle but also the profound communion he experienced with God.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Genesis
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
9
18th Century
Presbyterian
Genesis 32:3: מחנים machănāyı̂m — Machanaim, “two camps.”
Genesis 32:22: יבק yaboq
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
…
Baptist
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.
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel In (Genesis 32:31); Penuel, which signifies the face of Go…
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 …
Get curated content & updates
