Genesis 32:25 meaning and explanation

When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

Genesis 32:25, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob is alone at the ford of the Jabbok, having sent his family and possessions across ahead of him, and a mysterious man wrestles with him until daybreak. The man cannot overpower Jacob by ordinary strength, so he strikes the hip socket and dislocates it.

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