Dickinson’s poem is her paraphrase (as she confirms in line 2) of the events recorded in GENESIS 32:24-32, which left Jacob, now called Israel, convinced that he had “seen God face to face” (GENESIS 32:30).
Dickinson’s poem is her paraphrase (as she confirms in line 2) of the events recorded in GENESIS 32:24-32, which left Jacob, now called Israel, convinced that he had “seen God face to face” (GENESIS 32:30).
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