Kommentar zu Hoschea 12:5
וָיָּ֤שַׂר אֶל־מַלְאָךְ֙ וַיֻּכָ֔ל בָּכָ֖ה וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־ל֑וֹ בֵּֽית־אֵל֙ יִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּ וְשָׁ֖ם יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּֽנוּ׃
Also strebte er mit einem Engel und setzte sich durch; Er weinte und flehte ihn an; In Beth-el würde er ihn finden, und dort würde er mit uns sprechen;
Rashi on Hosea
he wept i.e., the angel wept. [from Chullin 92a]
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Rashi on Hosea
and beseeched him When he said to him, “I will not let you go unless you bless me” (Gen. 32:26), and the angel was begging him, “Let me go now. Eventually, the Holy One, blessed be He, will reveal Himself to you in Bethel, and there you will find Him, and there He will speak with us, and He and I will agree with you concerning the blessings that Isaac blessed you.” Now that angel was Esau’s genius, and he was contesting the blessings.
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