Where is Genesis 32:24–30 found?

Genesis 32:24–30 (Hebrew Bible). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

Hebrew Bible · Genesis 32:24–30

Jacob wrestles a man until dawn

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ReferenceGenesis 32:24–30

Writtenc. 900–500 BCE

SetJacob, patriarchal era

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day… And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Translation: KJV

Read it literally

The being is physical, strong but not all-powerful, and must leave before sunrise. He injures Jacob's hip with a touch. Why can't he be seen in daylight?

What scholars say

Hosea 12:4 later calls the wrestler an angel.

From the sky

People and places hereHosea Jacob Peniel (Penuel)

Jacob wrestles a man until dawn

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