Genesis 32:31

Translations

Modern

The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

Traditional

And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

Literal

And the sun rose on him as he passed over Penuel, and he was limping on his hip.

Latin

Ortusque est ei statim sol, postquam transgressus est Phanuel: ipse vero claudicabat pede.

Original

Hebrew

English

The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

Notes

Genesis 32:31

God injured Jacob’s hip. This limited Jacob’s pride and self-reliance (depending on his own strength). Because God reduced his natural strength, Jacob had to trust the Lord more.

Jacob thought he could return to his land by outsmarting his brother again (32:3–21). But at the border of the land, he met its true owner. He would receive the land, but only if God fought for him.

Self-reliance (trying to gain God’s blessing by our own strength or by worldly ways) will not succeed. If we continue in this way, God may need to weaken our self-reliance so that we trust him more.

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 Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Malachi 4:2
“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
2 Corinthians 12:7
…or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
Genesis 19:23
And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.
Judges 8:8
From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
2 Corinthians 12:9
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Genesis 32:25
When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.
Genesis 19:15
At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
Psalm 38:17
For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Places

Peniel: A place where Jacob wrestled with God

Glossary

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

Topics

Israel: A Name Given to Jacob Penuel: Also Called Peniel: City Built where Jacob Wrestled with the Angel Prayer: Answered: Jacob, for Deliverance from Esau Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Jacob Rising: Jacob

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