Strong's Hebrew · H6439
H6439 Pᵉnûwʼêl
פְּנוּאֵל
pen-oo-ale'
Peniel
Pᵉnûwʼêl appears 9 times in Scripture, in Genesis, Judges, 1 Kings and 1 Chronicles. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
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;
Appears 9 times in Scripture
“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.”
“The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.”
“So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.””
“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.”
“Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.”
“So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!””
“Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.”
“He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
