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Genesis 32:28-30
World English Bible
Genesis 32:28-30
World English Bible
28 He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
29 Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.”
He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” So he blessed him there.
30 Jacob called the name of the place Peniel;[a] for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
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- 32:30 Peniel means “face of God”.
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