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Genesis 32:30

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

KJV

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

Vulgate

καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἰακὼβ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου Εἶδος θεοῦ· ἴδον γὰρ θεὸν πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον, καὶ ἐσώθη μου ἡ ψυχή.

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֣ל יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַגִּֽידָ/ה נָּ֣א שְׁמֶ֔/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥/מָּה זֶּ֖ה תִּשְׁאַ֣ל לִ/שְׁמִ֑/י וַ/יְבָ֥רֶךְ אֹת֖/וֹ שָֽׁם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JacobJacob
Places Penuel

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּר֥וּךְ
brvk
verb · 324×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×

Themes

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2573God renews his promise to Jacob, the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.17 Before confronting his elder brother Esau, Jacob wrestles all night with a mysterious figure who refuses to reveal his name, but he blesses him before leaving him at dawn. From this account, the spiritual tradition of the Church has retained the symbol of prayer as a battle of faith and as the trium…
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him. Jacob's wrestling with the angel is one of the most mysterious passages in Scripture. The angel was Christ, the eternal Son of God, who appeared in human form before the incarnation. The new name Israel — "he who strives with God" — signifies that Jacob's faith prevailed. His halting thigh is a memorial that spiritual…
Can any created intellect see the essence of God? Is the essence of God seen by the intellect through any created image? Can the essence of God be seen by the corporeal eye? Is any created intellectual substance sufficient by its own natural powers to see the essence of God? Does the created intellect need any created light in order to see the essence of God? Of those who see G…
1. Since in Christ there is a twofold nature, and the one — in so far as he is thought of as God — resembles the head of the body, while the other may be compared with the feet — in so far as he, for the sake of our salvation, put on human nature with the same passions as our own — the following work will be complete only if we begin with the chief and lordliest events of all h…
Tertullian argues that it was always the Son, not the Father, who appeared in the Old Testament theophanies. The Son appeared to Abraham at Mamre, wrestled with Jacob, spoke from the burning bush, and appeared to Joshua as commander of the Lord's army. The invisible Father acts through the visible Son.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
  • 1John 4:12 — No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
  • 1Kgs 12:25 — Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
  • 2Tim 1:10 — But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
  • Deut 5:24 — And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he li
  • Deut 5:24 — And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he li
  • Eph 1:17 — That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
  • Exod 24:10 — And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
  • Exod 24:10 — And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
  • Exod 33:11 — And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacl
  • Exod 33:14 — And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
  • Exod 33:19 — And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will she
  • Exod 33:20 — And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
  • Gen 12:7 — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
  • Gen 16:13 — And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
  • Gen 16:13 — And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
  • Gen 22:14 — And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
  • Gen 32:24 — And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
  • Gen 33:10 — And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pl
  • Heb 11:27 — By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
  • Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • Isa 6:5 — Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
  • John 1:18 — No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
  • Judg 6:22 — And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
  • Judg 6:23 — And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
  • Judg 8:8 — And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
  • Judg 13:22 — And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
  • Matt 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
  • Num 12:8 — With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
  • Num 14:14 — And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that t