Jacob Wrestles at Peniel

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob sends his family and possessions across the Jabbok, remains alone, and wrestles with a man until daybreak. The man touches Jacob’s hip, leaving it out of joint. Jacob asks for a blessing and receives the name Israel because he has striven with God and with humans and has prevailed. Jacob names the place Peniel because he says he has seen God face to face and lived. The account ends with Jacob limping and notes the Israelites’ abstention from the tendon attached to the hip socket.

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Jacob leads his two wives, two female servants, and eleven children across the Jabbok stream at night, with his possessions nearby.

Crossing the Jabbok at Night

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob standing alone near the Jabbok area beneath a night sky, before the encounter described in Genesis 32.

Jacob Alone

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob and an unnamed man in a respectful, non-graphic wrestling pose near the Jabbok area as night changes toward dawn.

The Nightlong Struggle

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob holds on to an unnamed man at daybreak and asks for a blessing before receiving the name Israel; Jacob’s hip is injured.

A Blessing and a New Name

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob and the unnamed man at the place Jacob names Peniel, with a simple place marker and no depiction of God.

Jacob Names the Place Peniel

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob walking with a gentle limp at sunrise as he passes Penuel, showing a lasting reminder of his night encounter.

A Lasting Reminder at Penuel

Genesis 32:22-32