Good to know Ben. thanks for digging that up.

Seti claims that the Hebrew name “Piniel” פְּנוּאֵל found in Genesis 32:30 is connected in etymology with the english word “Pineal” (as in “Pineal Gland”). He makes emphatic reference that Genesis 32:30 is really referring to the pineal gland which he says the ancient Egyptians recognized in their religion.

Hebrew students will instantly recognize that the Hebrew “Piniel” in Genesis comes from the roots “Panim” meaning face and “El” meaning God (B) (even Seti himself concedes this). In contrast to Seti however, the online etymology dictionary states in agreement with all sources that the English word “Pineal” from which we get the word “pineal gland” derives from the Latin root “Pinea” meaning “like a pine cone”(C). We find that the Pineal gland is indeed named such in English in reference to its cone shape (D). There can be no connection with the Hebrew roots Panim-El because the language families from which both roots derive are entirely separate.