A town on the Jabbok River; also known as Peniel.
About Penuel
A name given to the place near the Jabbok River where the patriarch Jacob wrestled all night with God (Genesis 32:31). Another name is, “Peniel” (verse 30).
Gideon destroyed the tower of Penuel when he was a leader during the time of the judges. He killed the men of the city for refusing to join him in war against the Midianites (Judges 8:8–9, 17). Later, King Jeroboam rebuilt the town (1 Kings 12:25). It was near Succoth, east of the Jordan River, though its exact location remains uncertain.
Key References
Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.
The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
All Scripture References (6)
Genesis (2)
The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.
Judges (3)
From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
1 Kings (1)
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.