Genesis 32:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 32:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 32:30 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Peniel: that ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 32:30 — KJV
“And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Peniel: that is, The face of God”
— Genesis 32:30 (KJV)
Genesis 32:30 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 32:30
“And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Mahanaim: that is, Two hosts, or, camps”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:30: jacob, called, name
“And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:30: jacob, called, name
“But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. Enhakkore: that is, the well of him that called or, cried the jaw: or, Lehi, as called in this chapter”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:30: called, name, place
“Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:30: called, name, place
“So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim. Baalperazim: that is, A place of breaches”
Shares key themes with Genesis 32:30: called, name, place
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