Person Old Testament
Penuel
Also known as Penuel =ESV, NIV, KJV, LQ; Peniel =LK
Penuel, a son of Shashak and descendant of Benjamin, mentioned in the genealogy of 1Chronicles 8. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:25.
Why it matters. Son of Shashak, descendant of Benjamin
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Penuel
Penuel was a son of Shashak, according to the genealogy of Benjamin in 1Ch.8.25. He is listed among the descendants of Jeroham, who was a descendant of Benjamin through his son Bela. No further information is given about Penuel's life or role. His inclusion in the genealogy indicates that he was part of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the period of Israel's settlement in Canaan or the early monarchy.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Shashak
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)