Decoding the Torah through the “Language of Birds”: With Whom Did Jacob Wrestle?
(Translated into English with the help of ChatGPT) One of the most mysterious episodes recorded in the Torah is Jacob’s struggle with God. It is written that when Jacob was left alone, Someone wrestled with him until the break of dawn. And when He saw that He could not prevail against Jacob, He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it. Yet when the dawn arose, Jacob refused to release Him until He blessed him. Then He said to Jacob: “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have wrestled with God, and you shall prevail over men.” And Jacob named that place Peniel, saying: “I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been preserved.” As the sun rose above Peniel, Jacob passed by limping on his hip (Genesis 32:20–31). To understand the essence of this chapter, we must first understand the language—the logic—of the ancient Hebrew sages. In the Holy Qur’an it is openly declared that this Scripture was revealed precisely for the Children of Israel, whom God ex...