How to Pronounce Penuel
pee-NYOO-ehl
Penuel is pronounced pee-NYOO-ehl (pɛˈnjuːəl): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: PEN-yoo-el, peh-NEW-uhl.
What does Penuel mean?
Penuel means “same as Peniel”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Penuel?
Face of God, a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also called “Peniel.” Here Jacob wrestled (Gen. 32:24-32) “with a man” (“the angel”, Hos. 12:4. Jacob says of him, “I have seen God face to face”) “till the break of day.” A town was afterwards built there (Judg. 8:8; 1 Kings 12:25). The men of this place refused to succour Gideon and his little army when they were in pursuit of the Midianites (Judg. 8:1-21). On his return, Gideon slew the men of this city and razed its lofty watch-tower to the ground.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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