Peniel
pe.nu.el is used chiefly as the name of a place, and also as the name of individuals in genealogical notices.
The term most often identifies a place: someone passes it in Genesis 32:31, it is built in 1 Kings 12:25, and its men and tower are addressed in Judges 8:8, Judges 8:9, and Judges 8:17. It also occurs as a personal name in the genealogical statements of 1 Chronicles 4:4 and 1 Chronicles 8:25.
Senses in use
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Place named in narrative and civic settings · dominant
The proper noun identifies a place that someone passes in Genesis 32:31 and that Jeroboam builds in 1 Kings 12:25. In Judges 8:8 the APB renders people at the place as “the men of Peniel”; Judges 8:9 and Judges 8:17 connect it with a tower that is threatened and later torn down.
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Personal name in genealogical notices · common
As a proper noun in 1 Chronicles 4:4, the APB renders Peniel as the father of Gedor. In 1 Chronicles 8:25, it renders Peniel among the sons of Shashak.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Peniel” in the supplied verses. It uses the name both for a place and, in the Chronicles notices, for individuals.