And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.-Genesis 32:24-32***At least 20 years after Jacob (Israel) obeyed the instructions of his mother Rebekah, and deceived his father Isaac, and cheated his older fraternal twin brother Esau (Edom), and was sent from his family's home in Canaan without any possessions, and began living in Padam Aram, Haran, in northern Mesopotamia with Rebekah's brother Laban the Syrian (Aramean) and Laban's family, and was married to Laban's daughters Leah and Rachel, and Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and daughter Dinah were born to Jacob and Leah, and Dan and Naphtali were born to Jacob and maidservant Bilhah, and Gad and Asher were born to Jacob and Zilpah, and Joseph was born to Jacob and Rachel, Jacob began journeying to Canaan with his family, servants animals, and possessions, and was involved in a divine wrestling encounter. Near Bethlehem, Benjamin was born to Jacob and Rachel, and died. Approximately 1,900 years after Jacob and Isaac were reunited at Mamre, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 1:1-4:26, 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, Hosea 12:1-14, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26Reference Information:
Israel = yisrael = sarah + el = He who strives, contends or prevails with God, prince with God, God strives
Jacob = yaaqob = aqab/aqeob = heel catcher, he who closely follows, supplanter
Peniel/Penuel = Pniylel = panim + el = panah + el = face of God
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