Penuel
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penuel canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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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