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30 So Jacob named that place Peniel.[a] He said, “At this place, I saw God face to face, but my life was spared.” 31 Then the sun came up as Jacob left Peniel. He was limping because of his leg. 32 So even today, the people of Israel don’t eat the muscle that is on the hip joint, because this is the muscle where Jacob was hurt.

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel A name that means “the face of God.”

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