30 So Jacob named the place [a]Peniel, for he said, “(A)I have seen God face to face, yet my [b]life has been [c]spared.” 31 Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over (B)Penuel, and he was limping on his hip.

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  1. Genesis 32:30 I.e., the face of God
  2. Genesis 32:30 Lit soul
  3. Genesis 32:30 Lit saved

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(A) and yet my life was spared.”

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[b](B) and he was limping because of his hip.

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.
  2. Genesis 32:31 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel

Then he went up from there to [a](A)Penuel and spoke similarly to them; and the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth had answered.

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  1. Judges 8:8 In Gen 32:30, Peniel

From there he went up to Peniel[a](A) and made the same request of them, but they answered as the men of Sukkoth had.

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  1. Judges 8:8 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel; also in verses 9 and 17

17 (A)And he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

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17 He also pulled down the tower of Peniel(A) and killed the men of the town.(B)

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