Genesis 32:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Let me go, for the day breaketh - Probably meaning, that as it was now morning, Jacob must rejoin his wives and children, and proceed on their journey. Though phantoms are supposed to disappear when the sun rises, that could be no reason in this case. Most of the angelic appearances mentioned in the Old and New Testaments took place in open day, which put their reality out of question.