Penuel
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200px|right|thumb|Depiction of Jacob wrestling with the angel at Penuel by [[Eugène Delacroix]] Penuel () is a place described in the Hebrew Bible as being not far from Sukkot on the east of the Jordan River, south of the Zarqa in Jordan.
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200px|right|thumb|Depiction of Jacob wrestling with the angel at Penuel by [[Eugène Delacroix]] Penuel () is a place described in the Hebrew Bible as being not far from Sukkot on the east of the Jordan River, south of the Zarqa in Jordan.
Penuel is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel. In 1 Kings, it is mentioned as a capital for Jeroboam, the first king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), which he fortified.
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