Genesis 32:24

Translations

Modern

So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Traditional

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

Literal

And Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the dawn.

Latin

…mansit solus: et ecce vir luctabatur cum eo usque mane.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Notes

Genesis 32:24

a man wrestled: The story develops just as it did for Jacob. We do not know any details about the attacker, who later refused to reveal his identity (32:29).
until daybreak: The darkness matched Jacob’s situation, adding to his fear and uncertainty. In the dark, he could not tell who it was. It might have been one of Esau’s or Laban’s men.

Genesis 32:22–24

The Jabbok River flows westward to the Jordan Valley, dividing the region of Bashan on the north from Gilead on the south.

Wordplays on Jacob’s name and character preserve the memory of this encounter. Jacob (Hebrew ya‘aqob), while at Jabbok (Hebrew yabboq), wrestled (Hebrew wayye’abeq). Through his fight with an adversary to receive the blessing, Jacob’s name would be changed, and his deceptive striving would partially give way to faith as his way of life.

Genesis 32:22–32

Jacob went back to the land God promised him. Before this, God met, injured, and blessed him. God also changed his name to Israel. This event was a significant turning point for Jacob.

Theme notes and profiles

Jacob Blessing Symbolic Numbers

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Hosea 12:3–5
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
Luke 13:24
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Genesis 32:30
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
Genesis 30:8
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
Isaiah 32:2
Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
Genesis 48:16
…the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of History of Israel Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Prayer Prayer of Joseph Presence of God

Topics

Answers To Prayer: Jacob Christ is God: Acknowledged by the Old Testament Saints Communion with God: Jacob Day: Artificial, Divided Into: Break of Holy Boldness: Jacob Israel: A Name Given to Jacob Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Perseverance: Jacob, in Prayer Prayer: Answered: Jacob, for Deliverance from Esau Prayer: Importunity In Prayer: Importunity in Jacob Prayer: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Jacob Wrestling: Figurative

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