Genesis 32:30
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And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.

Jacob.

Genesis 32:31 And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he was past Phanuel; but he halted on his foot.

Penuel.

Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.

Judges 8:8,17 And going up from thence, he came to Phanuel: and he spoke the like things to the men of that place. And they also answered him, as the men of Soccoth had answered. . . .

1 Kings 12:25 And Jeroboam built Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there, and going out from thence, he built Phanuel.

Peniel.

I have.

Genesis 16:13 And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily, here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me.

Exodus 24:10,11 And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear. . . .

Exodus 33:14,19-23 And the Lord said: My face shall go before thee, and I will give thee rest. . . .

Numbers 12:8 For I speak to him mouth to mouth: and plainly, and not by riddles and figures doth he see the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak ill of my servant Moses?

Deuteronomy 5:24 Behold the Lord our God hath shewn us his majesty and his greatness, we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire, and have proved this day that God speaking with man, man hath lived.

Deuteronomy 34:10 And there arose no more a prophet in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,

Judges 6:22,23 And Gedeon seeing that it was the angel of the Lord, said: Alas, my Lord God: for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face. . . .

Judges 13:21,22 And the angel of the Lord appeared to them no more. And forthwith Manue understood that it was an angel of the Lord, . . .

Isaiah 6:5 And I said: Woe is me, because I have held my peace; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people that hath unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King the Lord of hosts.

John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the Bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus.

Galatians 1:6 I wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another gospel.

Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him:

Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

2 Timothy 1:10 But is now made manifest by the illumination of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath destroyed death and hath brought to light life and incorruption by the gospel.

Hebrews 11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the fierceness of the king: for he endured, as seeing him that is invisible.

Context
Jacob Wrestles with God
29Jacob asked him: Tell me by what name art thou called? He answered: Why dost thou ask my name? And he blessed him in the same place. 30And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.31And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he was past Phanuel; but he halted on his foot.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 13:12
We see now through a glass in a dark manner: but then face to face. Now I know in part: but then I shall know even as I am known.

Genesis 16:13
And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily, here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me.

Exodus 24:10
And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear.

Exodus 24:11
Neither did he lay his hand upon those of the children of Israel, that retired afar off, and they saw God, and they did eat and drink.

Exodus 33:20
And again he said: Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me, and live.

Numbers 12:8
For I speak to him mouth to mouth: and plainly, and not by riddles and figures doth he see the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak ill of my servant Moses?

Joshua 5:13
And when Joshua was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a man standing over against him, holding a drawn sword, and he went to him, and said: Art thou one of ours, or of our adversaries?

Judges 6:22
And Gedeon seeing that it was the angel of the Lord, said: Alas, my Lord God: for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.

Judges 13:22
And he said to his wife: We shall certainly die, because we have seen God.

1 Kings 12:25
And Jeroboam built Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there, and going out from thence, he built Phanuel.

Lexicon
So Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֛ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

named
וַיִּקְרָ֧א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

the place
הַמָּק֖וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

Peniel,
פְּנִיאֵ֑ל (pə·nî·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6439: Penuel -- 'face of God', a place East of the Jordan, also two Israelites

saying, “Indeed,
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

I have seen
רָאִ֤יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

God
אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

face
פָּנִ֣ים (pā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

face,
פָּנִ֔ים (pā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

and yet my life
נַפְשִֽׁי׃ (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

was spared.”
וַתִּנָּצֵ֖ל (wat·tin·nā·ṣêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver


Additional Translations
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for,'said he , I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

And Jacob called the name of that place, the Face of God; for, said he,I have seen God face to face, and my life was preserved.

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel -- For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."

And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for 'I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'
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