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pᵊnūʾēl פְּנוּאֵל ‘Peniel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pānā פָּנָה ‘to turn’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots: פנה אל

pᵊnūʾēl pr n m pers + pr n loc
Penuel or Peniel = "facing God"
n pr m
1) a Benjamite, son of Shashak, brother of Iphedeiah of the family of Saul
2) son of Hur, father of Gedor, and a descendant of Judah
n pr loc
3) the place named by Jacob when he wrestled with God and located on the north bank of the Jabbok close to the Jordan

Mentioned in Genesis 32:31, 32:32 Judges 8:8, 8:9, 8:17 1 Kings 12:25 1 Chronicles 4:4, 8:25

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