He prayed, acknowledging that he was unworthy of Jehovah’s generosity and appealing to God on the basis of His promises that he and his family be delivered from Esau’s hand. ​ — Genesis 32: 2 - 12. Then the unexpected occurred.
एक अनोळखी व्यक्‍ती, जो देवदूत असल्याचे नंतर समजले, त्याने याकोबाशी रात्रभर झुंज केली व त्याच्या एकाच स्पर्शाने त्याची जांघ उखळली.