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  2. Penuel - Wikipedia

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    Penuel (or Pnuel; Hebrew: פְּנוּאֵל ‎ Pənūʾēl) is a place described in the Hebrew Bible as being not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan River and south of the river Jabbok in present-day Jordan. Penuel is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel.

  3. Jacob wrestling with the angel - Wikipedia

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    On that night, he arose and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and he crossed over the Jabbok ford. He took them and sent them over the river, and he sent over that which was his. Jacob was left to his lonesome. A man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. He saw that he was powerless against him.

  4. Zarqa River - Wikipedia

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    The river is first mentioned in the Book of Genesis in connection with the meeting of Jacob and Esau, and with the struggle of Jacob with the angel. [5] It was the boundary separating the territory of Reuben and Gad from that of Ammon, [6] the latter being described as lying along the Jabbok.

  5. Mahanaim - Wikipedia

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    Territory of Gad on an 1852 map: Mahanaim can be seen in the northeast corner of the pink-shaded area of Gad. Mahanaim (Hebrew: מַחֲנַיִם Maḥănayīm, "camps") is a place mentioned a number of times by the Bible said to be near Jabbok, in the same general area as Jabesh-gilead, beyond the Jordan River. Although two possible sites ...

  6. Tulul adh-Dhahab - Wikipedia

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    According to Genesis 32:22, a ford across the lower River Jabbok was located close to Penuel. As a result, the site had to be located next to the Zarqa River and was therefore identified as Tall al-Hamma East (32°11'32.0"N 35°38'48.0"E). [2] However, not all of the scholars agree with the interpretation of Mahanaim as a quantitative dual form ...

  7. Portal:Bible/Featured chapter/Genesis 32 - Wikipedia

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    Approaching home Jacob is in fear of Esau, to whom he sends gifts. While sleeping, a man wrestles with him. The "man" pleads to be released, but Jacob demands a blessing.

  8. Ammon - Wikipedia

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    Ammon (/ ˈ æ m ən /; Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; Hebrew: עַמּוֹן ʻAmmōn; Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.

  9. Mount Seir - Wikipedia

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    Mount Seir is specifically noted as the place where Esau made his home (Genesis 32:3; 33:14, 16; 36:8; Joshua 24:4). In the Book of Numbers , the prophet Balaam , predicting Israelite victories over the Trans-Jordanian nations at the end of their Exodus from Egypt , stated "Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a ...