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Peniel

The place where Jacob wrestled with God and was renamed Israel

East of Jordan

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A place east of the Jordan River where Jacob wrestled with a divine being all night and received the name Israel ("he who strives with God"). Jacob named it Peniel, meaning "face of God," saying "I have seen God face to face" (Genesis 32:30).

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