Genesis 32:31 meaning and explanation
The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
Genesis 32:31, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob has just wrestled through the night with a mysterious man who renamed him Israel and blessed him at Peniel, "the face of God." Now daylight returns, and Jacob limps past Penuel, a variant spelling of the same place name. The sun rising signals safety and a new day after his night of fear and struggle, yet the limp remains.
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