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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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  1. 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).

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[a](A) and he was limping because of his hip.

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  1. Genesis 32:31 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel