Fords of the Jabbok
Then Jacob took his family across the Jabbok River, but he spent the night alone on the opposite side. That night a "man" wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man touched the socket of Jacob’s hip, it was wrenched. Jacob then told the man, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." Jacob's name was changed to "Israel," and Jacob called that place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared" (Gen 32:30). Peniel/Penuel is the hill pictured, according to this author. —from BiblePlaces.com. Click here for more photos and information about this location.Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606–1669
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (Genesis 32:25)
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