פְּנוּאֵל

pe.nu.elPeniel

hebrewOld TestamentName of a place9 occurrences4 books8 verses

This name belongs to 3 different people and places in the Bible:

Penuel: Son of Hur, descendant of Judah
Penuel: Son of Shashak, descendant of Benjamin
Peniel: A place where Jacob wrestled with God

Definition

or (more properly,) פְּנִיאֵל; from H6437 and H410; face of God; Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Peniel, Penuel.

Glossary entries

Penuel (Place) Peniel Penuel (Person)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

9 total

Genesis 32:30פְּנִיאֵ֑ל · Peniel
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
Genesis 32:31פְּנוּאֵ֑ל · Penuel
The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
Judges 8:8 (2×)פְּנוּאֵ֔ל · to Penuel; פְנוּאֵ֔ל · of Penuel
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 8:9פְנוּאֵ֖ל · of Penuel
So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
Judges 8:17פְּנוּאֵ֖ל · of Penuel
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
1 Kings 12:25פְּנוּאֵֽל׃ · Penuel
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
1 Chronicles 4:4וּפְנוּאֵל֙ · Penuel
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 8:25וּפְנִיאֵל · and Penuel
Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.