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Penuel was:

The place that Jacob wrestled with the LORD
Genesis 32:30 - And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved

sacked by Gideon
Judges 8:8 - And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered [him].
Judges 8:9 - And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Judges 8:17 - And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

fortified by king Jeroboam I
1 Kings 12:25 - Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
 

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Penuel Scriptures

1 Chronicles 4:4 - And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem. 

1 Kings 12:25 - Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. 

Genesis 32:31 - And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 

Judges 8:9 - And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 

Judges 8:17 - And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. 

1 Chronicles 8:25 - And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; 

Judges 8:8 - And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered [him].