פְּנוּאֵל Pᵉnûwʼêl
Meaning
Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
In the King James Version: Peniel, Penuel.
Derivation: or (more properly,) פְּנִיאֵל; from H6437 (פָּנָה) and H410 (אֵל); face of God;
Where it is used
- Genesis 32:30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- Genesis 32:31 The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
- Judges 8:8 From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
- Judges 8:9 So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
- Judges 8:17 He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
- 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
- 1 Chronicles 4:4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
- 1 Chronicles 8:25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.