jacob wrestled with an angel in the bible at christian commentaries.
jacob wrestled with an angel in the bible at christian commentaries.
where does jacob wrestle with an angel in the bible?
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in the genesis narrative, jacob spent the night alone on a riverside during his journey back to canaan. he encounters a "man" who proceeds to wrestle with him until daybreak. in the end, jacob is given the name "israel" and blessed, while the "man" refuses to give his own name.









































jacob then names the place where they wrestled "penuel" ( "face of god" or "facing god").









































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the masoretic text reads as follows:
jacob wrestling with the angel
according to popular author rosemary ellen guiley, "this dramatic scene has spurred much commentary from judaic, catholic, and protestant theologians, biblical scholars, and literary critics. does jacob wrestle with god or with an angel?...there is no definitive answer, but the story has been rationalized, romanticized, treated as myth, and treated symbolically."









































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jacob wrestling with the angel