5 Bible Verses about Wrestling

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Genesis 32:25

When the man saw that He could not defeat him, He struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.

Hosea 12:4

Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought His favor.
He found him at Bethel,
and there He spoke with him.

Genesis 30:8

Rachel said, “In my wrestlings with God, I have wrestled with my sister and won,” and she named him Naphtali.

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Genesis 30:8

Rachel said, “In my wrestlings with God, I have wrestled with my sister and won,” and she named him Naphtali.

Genesis 32:24-25

Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that He could not defeat him, He struck Jacob's hip as they wrestled and dislocated his hip socket.

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