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Penuel

Penuel proper noun: a place not far from Sukkot on the east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel, and in 1 Kings as a capital for Jeroboam, the first king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), which he fortified.

Proper noun

Penuel

  1. A place not far from Sukkot on the east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel, and in 1 Kings as a capital for Jeroboam, the first king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), which he fortified.

Questions about Penuel

What does Penuel mean?
Penuel means a place not far from Sukkot on the east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel, and in 1 Kings as a capital for Jeroboam, the first king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), which he fortified.
What part of speech is Penuel?
Penuel is a proper noun.

Words near Penuel in the dictionary

  1. Pentzes
  2. penuche
  3. penuchi
  4. penuchle
  5. penuckle
  6. Penuel
  7. Penukonda
  8. penult
  9. penultima
  10. penultima law
  11. penultimas

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