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Peniel… Penuel The two words mean the same thing, and differ only by the changing of the vowel-letter י into ו . Elsewhere it is always written Penuel, and possibly the form Peniel is a corruption that has here crept into the text . The name means face or presence of God, and the deep and lasting impression made on Jacob, as having struggled face to face with God, made this a fitting name of the place. He had there a vision of God such as he had not before, and though now he halted upon his thigh, he was thankful for the preservation of his life.
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