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7 Bible
71 Old Testament
71C Genesis: the patriarchs
71C3 story of Jacob
71C32 story of Jacob (part II)

71C322 Jacob and the angel (Genesis 32:24-32)

            71C3221 Jacob sends his family and caravan across the river Jabbok, and stays behind
            71C3222 Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint
            71C3223 Jacob names the place Peniel


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Jacob and the Angel
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