who fought with the angel in the bible
Jacob wrestling with the angel The account of Jacob wrestling with the angel is found in Genesis 32:22-32 and referenced elsewhere in Hosea 12:4. The account includes the renaming of Jacob as "Israel", literally "He who struggles with God." The account is also regularly described as Jacob wrestling with God.[1]
Angel of the Lord The term malakh YHWH occurs 65 times in the text of the Hebrew Bible. In English translation it is usually accompanied with the definite article, King James Version "the angel of the LORD"; less frequently it is accompanied by the indefinite article, King James Version, "an angel of the LORD".[3]