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Penuel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Face of God, a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also called "Peniel." Here Jacob wrestled (Genesis 32:24-32 ) "with a man" ("the angel", Hosea 12:4 . Jacob says of him, "I have seen God face to face") "till the break of day."

A town was afterwards built there (Judges 8:8; 1 Kings 12:25 ). The men of this place refused to succour Gideon and his little army when they were in pursuit of the Midianites (Judges 8:1-21 ). On his return, Gideon slew the men of this city and razed its lofty watch-tower to the ground.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Penuel'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/penuel.html. 1897.
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