Judges 8:17

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

Cross-reference

Judges 8:9 Prophetic fulfillment

In Judges 8:9, Gideon threatened to break Penuel's tower; here he carries out that threat.

Genesis 32:30 records Jacob naming the place Peniel after seeing God—the same tower Gideon later destroys, contrasting divine encounter with judgment.

1 Kings 12:25 records Jeroboam building Penuel, contrasting with Gideon's destruction of it here.