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Penuel
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Face of God, a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also called “Peniel.” Here Jacob wrestled (Gen. 32:24-32) “with a man” (“the angel”, Hos. 12:4. Jacob says of him, “I have seen God face to face”) “till the break of day.” A town was afterwards built there (Judg. 8:8; 1 Kings 12:25). The men of this place refused to succour Gideon and his little army when they were in pursuit of the Midianites (Judg. 8:1-21). On his return, Gideon slew the men of this city and razed its lofty watch-tower to the ground.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
[Peniel]
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898 1 of 2
PENU'EL (face of God). A Judite. 1 Chr 4:4. A chief Benjamite. 1 Chr 8:25, 1 Chr 8:28
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898 2 of 2
PENU'EL. See Peniel.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
same as Peniel
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
PENU'EL. See Peniel.