Penuel

E805851

Penuel is the biblical place where Jacob wrestled with a divine being and received the name Israel, marking a pivotal moment in his spiritual transformation.

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Penuel canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement
biblical place
afterEventJacobSaid I have seen God face to face
alsoSpelled Peniel NERFINISHED
associatedWithBodyPart Jacob’s hip
associatedWithEvent Jacob wrestling with a divine being
Jacob’s name changed to Israel
associatedWithPerson Jacob NERFINISHED
associatedWithPractice Israelites not eating the sinew of the thigh
associatedWithTheme divine blessing after struggle
identity as Israel
struggle with God
canonicalStatus part of the biblical narrative of the patriarchs
centralFigureInNarrative Jacob NERFINISHED
connectedToName Israel (as Jacob’s new name) NERFINISHED
describedInChapter Genesis 32
functionedAs fortified city in the northern kingdom of Israel
governedBy Jeroboam I (as a fortified city)
hasLaterBiblicalReference Book of Judges NERFINISHED
hasReligiousSignificanceIn Christianity NERFINISHED
Islamic biblical tradition
Judaism NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfEvent divine-human wrestling encounter
inBookOfJudges a town that refused aid to Gideon
a town whose tower was destroyed by Gideon
isSiteOf Jacob’s encounter with God
Jacob’s spiritual transformation
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn region east of the Jordan River
locatedNear Jabbok River NERFINISHED
meaningOfName face of God
mentionedIn 1 Kings 12:25
Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
relatedBiblicalVerse Genesis 32:24–32 GENERATED
relatedConcept covenant identity of Israel
theophany
relatedPlace Mahanaim NERFINISHED
Succoth NERFINISHED
symbolizes meeting point between human and divine
seeing God and living
transformation through struggle
traditionHolds Jacob left Penuel limping

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