Genesis 32:30

God's Word

So Jacob named that place Peniel [Face of God], because he said, “I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved.”

Cross References

Genesis 16:13

Hagar named the Lord, who had been speaking to her, “You Are the God Who Watches Over Me.” She said, “This is the place where I watched ⌞the one⌟ who watches over me.”

Genesis 28:19

He named that place Bethel [House of God]. Previously, the name of the city was Luz.

Genesis 35:9

Then God appeared once more to Jacob after he came back from Paddan Aram, and he blessed him.

1 Kings 12:25

Jeroboam rebuilt Shechem in the hills of Ephraim and lived there. Then he left that place and built Penuel.

Exodus 33:14

The Lord answered, “My presence will go ⌞with you,⌟ and I will give you peace.”

Isaiah 6:5

So I said, “Oh, no! I’m doomed. Every word that passes through my lips is sinful. I live among people with sinful lips. I have seen the king, the Lord of Armies!”

Isaiah 9:5

Every warrior’s boot marching to the sound of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel in the fire.

Numbers 12:8

I speak with him face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He even sees the form of the Lord. Why weren’t you afraid to criticize my servant Moses?”

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. God’s only Son, the one who is closest to the Father’s heart, has made him known.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we see a blurred image in a mirror. Then we will see very clearly. Now my knowledge is incomplete. Then I will have complete knowledge as God has complete knowledge of me.

2 Corinthians 3:18

As all of us reflect the Lord’s glory with faces that are not covered with veils, we are being changed into his image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

We are his servants because the same God who said that light should shine out of darkness has given us light. For that reason we bring to light the knowledge about God’s glory which shines from Christ’s face.

Galatians 1:6

I’m surprised that you’re so quickly deserting Christ, who called you in his kindness, to follow a different kind of good news.

Ephesians 1:17

I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better.

Deuteronomy 34:10

There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord dealt with face to face.

Deuteronomy 5:24

You said, “The Lord our God has let us see how great and glorious he is. We’ve heard his voice come from the fire. Today we’ve seen that people can live even if God speaks to them.

Colossians 1:15

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

2 Timothy 1:10

Now with the coming of our Savior Christ Jesus, he has revealed it. Christ has destroyed death, and through the Good News he has brought eternal life into full view.

Hebrews 11:27

Faith led Moses to leave Egypt without being afraid of the king’s anger. Moses didn’t give up but continued as if he could actually see the invisible God.

Joshua 5:13

When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you one of us or one of our enemies?”

Judges 13:17

Then Manoah asked the Messenger of the Lord, “What is your name? When your words come true, we will honor you.”

Judges 13:18

The Messenger of the Lord asked him, “Why do you ask for my name? It’s a name that works miracles.”

Judges 8:17

Then he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of that city.

Judges 8:8

Then Gideon went to Penuel and asked the people there for the same help. But they gave him the same reply that the men of Succoth gave.