(Last Bread, for Anon)
Interesting graphic, Anon. I feel the need to try to explain the angel that Jacob wrestles in the chapter that is referenced (Gen 32:30). Though the Bible states that Jacob wrestled an "angel", there are clues to the identity of this "angel".
Before Jacob's encounter, Jacob is indeed afraid for his life, family, servants, and inheritance. He is seeking refuge and reconciliation with his brother Esau, of whom Jacob stole the inheritance from. Esau had deep hatred for Jacob.
As Jacob is upon his way to reconcile with his older brother, scouts return to report that Esau has an army of 400 men waiting for them. Then Jacob becomes alarmed and afraid and begins his prayers to God.
Jacob decides to separate his inheritance into two groups, in hopes that if they are indeed attacked, one group would be able to survive. So, Jacob divides the group, and sends the first across as a peace offering and tribute to whom Jacob is now beginning to call his "lord". The tribute group of his inheritance is commanded to specifically relay the message to Esau that his brother Jacob–his servant–follows behind them.
Meanwhile, Jacob stays behind–alone–afraid of his brother that evening, with plans of crossing over in the morning to meet his fate; but then, while Jacob is alone, an angel (some versions say "a man", this is where a Biblefag would come in handy, to get a true translation) wrestled with Jacob until daybreak.
The bible never says who this "angel" or "man" was, but I believe the passages give a few clues if you study the whole story of Jacob and Esau.
In the wrestling match, Jacob overpowers the "angel/man" into submission. As it is dark, no one is around to see the match, so all politics is avoided between Jacob's group and Esau's.
Although, Jacob had the upper hand, the "angel" magically touches Jacob's hip and wrenches it out of place. We are led to believe that this "angel" used some type of divine power to accomplish this.
But even though he had a dislocated and injured hip joint, Jacob held on to this "angel/man", the "angel/man" was afraid of daybreak…why?
My belief is that this "angel" was indeed Jacob's brother Esau, who knew where Jacob was (just as Jacob knew where Esau was), and made the decision to visit his brother…alone in the middle of the night…in secret.
Esau still had hatred in his heart for Jacob, and he himself struggled with the desire to murder his younger brother who stole the inheritance that is promised the first born son; but, in time, Esau was blessed by God to acquire much wealth regardless of losing inheritance to Jacob.
Esau was also well known to be a great and strong wrestler, so he would have known how to "wrench" an opponents hip. Jacob, still being Esau's brother and he still having love for Jacob, did not want to hurt Jacob, but only overpower him into submission, as he no longer desired to kill his brother.
Esau was surprised at his younger brother's strength, and Jacob had Esau trapped. As daybreak was approaching, Esau was afraid that someone would see that Jacob did, in fact, beat Esau, and politically that would have been disastrous for him.
Esau, now knowing that he could not defeat Jacob, uses a last-ditch wrestling move. Simply, the move is to place the heel of your thumb against the inside tendon of the groin, and press it into the ball of the hip, and then slide the tendon off of the ball, causing pain and injury to your opponent. Esau would have known this technique, and used it on Jacob to try to gain control of the match; but to no avail. Jacob was not going to let go.
Esau pleaded in submission to Jacob to let him go before the light of day would reveal his identity, but Jacob wanted Esau's blessing and asks for the "angel/man's" name. Esau never gives him his name, but does give Jacob his blessing to enter into Esau's camp.
Though the bible doesn't say it, but I believe that as daybreak approached as Jacob had control over the "angel/man", when Jacob asks for the "angel's" name, the light of day passes across Esau's face and he says: "Why do you ask my name?"
Jacob then releases him, realizing and recognizing the face of his brother…the face of God. Jacob even says this to his elder brother when they meet in front of the two camps in Gen 33:10
10 “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.
Seeing that you mentioned Gen 32:30 brought this to mind, so I felt a need to post on that part of your graphic.