Peniel
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Peniel is the biblical location where Jacob is said to have wrestled with a divine being and named the place as the face of God.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| palm of Deborah | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical location
ⓘ
place in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Jacob wrestling with a divine being ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Gideon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
God NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithStructure | tower of Penuel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | tribe of Gad ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical Hebrew place names
ⓘ
Places in the Torah ⓘ |
| describedIn | Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Hebrew word for "face of God" ⓘ |
| eventAtLocation | Gideon punished the men of Penuel ⓘ |
| hasLaterReference | Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Penuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalSignificance |
place of divine encounter
ⓘ
symbol of seeing God and living ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | region of Transjordan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jabbok River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Genesis 32
ⓘ
Judges 8 ⓘ |
| namedBy | Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "face of God" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jacob cycle in Genesis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| relatedQuote | "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved" ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
divine encounter
ⓘ
theophany ⓘ wrestling with God ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
palm of Deborah
subject surface form:
Jacob