Biblical Hebrew Forum

[JimStinehart AT aol.com]

Karl:  
 
You wrote:  “Genesis 32 indicates that it is the Jordan River being crossed 
(verse 11, 10 in English) at the ford named YBQ (verse 23, 22 in English). 
There is
 nothing about a river named Jabbok in this chapter.”
 
To the best of my knowledge, all analysts place Penuel on the Jabbok River, 
east of the Jordan River.  The location of Penuel and Succoth east of the 
Jordan River is confirmed at Judges: 8: 4, 8:  
 
“And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over….And from there he went up 
to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel 
answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.”
 
The end of chapter 32 of Genesis and the first verse of chapter 33 of 
Genesis make it clear that Jacob’s meeting with Esau occurs at Penuel:
 
“Jacob called the name of the place Peniel….The sun rose upon him as he 
passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.  And Jacob lifted up his eyes and 
looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him.”  Genesis 
32: 30 – Genesis 33: 1.
 
Jim Stinehart
Evanston, Illinois