Penuel

Also called: Peniel

Name means “face or vision of God; that sees God”Explained in Genesis 32:30 · Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Penuel, same as Peniel” … “Peniel, face or vision of God; that sees God”

First named: Genesis 32:30

Town Moab Transjordan Patriarchal Judges

This map is not copyrighted — free to reuse. Base geometry © Natural Earth (public domain); locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) Open in the map explorer →

The place where Jacob wrestled all night with a divine visitor, was given the name Israel, and named the site "the face of God" (Genesis 32:24-30). Gideon later destroyed its tower after its men refused to help his pursuit of the Midianite kings (Judges 8:8-9, 17).

References: Genesis 32:30; Judges 8:8-17

People connected to Penuel

Israel (M) — wrestled with God through the night here and was renamed Israel
Genesis 32:24-31
Zalmunna (M) — a Midianite king whom Gideon pursued past this town
Judges 8:8-12
Zebah (M) — a Midianite king whom Gideon pursued past this town
Judges 8:8-12

View on the place connections graph →