Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel is a biblical story commonly depicted in art. The story appears in chapter 32 of Genesis and chapter 12 of the Book of Hosea. Several sources credit the angel as being the Archangel Michael. A number of artists have depicted it, including: Subject of the 1940 sculpture by Sir Jacob Epstein. It is mentioned in Dodie Smith's debut novel I Capture the Castle (1948). It is mentioned in Margaret Laurence's "The Stone Ang... more
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