Penuel

Penuel is a settlement named in 6 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Genesis

• Genesis 32:30
  And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
• Genesis 32:31
  And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

Judges

• Judges 8:8
  And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.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.
• Judges 8:9
  And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
• Judges 8:17
  And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 12:25
  Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.