Genesis 32:30

Translations

Modern

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Traditional

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Literal

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been delivered.”

Latin

Vocavitque Jacob nomen loci illius Phanuel, dicens: Vidi Deum facie ad faciem, et salva facta est anima mea.

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Hebrew

English

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Notes

Genesis 32:30

Peniel (which means “face of God”): The name shows that Jacob recognized the man as a manifestation of God (a theophany).
yet my life was spared (or and my soul has been rescued): This probably meant Jacob realized that God had answered his prayer to be saved from Esau (32:11). If he could encounter God like this and survive, he had nothing to fear from Esau. The saying may also reflect an ancient belief that no one can see God and live (see Exodus 33:20).

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

Related verses

Exodus 24:10–11
…and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
Isaiah 6:5
Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
Numbers 12:8
I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Genesis 16:13
So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
Deuteronomy 5:24
…and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
Exodus 33:19–23
“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Exodus 33:14
And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Hebrews 11:27
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
2 Timothy 1:10
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
Ephesians 1:17
…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
Judges 8:17
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

People

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

Places

Peniel: A place where Jacob wrestled with God

Glossary

Angel of the Lord Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of History of Israel Jacob Jeroboam Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Peniel Penuel (Place) Prayer Presence of God

Topics

Answers To Prayer: Jacob Christ is God: Acknowledged by the Old Testament Saints Israel: A Name Given to Jacob Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Prayer: Answered: Jacob, for Deliverance from Esau Prayer: Importunity in Jacob Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Jacob

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