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Genesis 32:31
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 32:31
New Catholic Bible
31 Jacob called the place Peniel[a] because he said, “I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive.”
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- Genesis 32:31 Peniel: a variant of Penuel, a town north of the Jabbok in Gilead (Jdg 8:8f, 17). I have seen God face to face: apart from the present context, this means to present oneself before God in the sanctuary with offerings for worship (see Deut 16:16).