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Penuel
- Today Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh
- Most likely location
Verses (6)
- Gen 32:30
- And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
- Gen 32:31
- And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
- 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 8:9
- And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
- Judg 8:17
- And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
- 1 Kgs 12:25
- Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
King James Version