Genesis 33:2

He placed the two personal maids with their children first, then Leah and her children, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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In The King James Version

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

In Context

1Jacob saw Esau in the distance, coming towards him with four hundred men. So he split up the children between Leah, Rachel and the two personal maids.

3Then Jacob went ahead of them and bowed low to the ground seven times before approaching his brother.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:16Laban had two daughters. The older one was Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.

Genesis 30:22Then God paid attention to Rachel and listened to her appeals, and helped her to have children.

Malachi 3:17They shall be mine, says the Lord Almighty, my prized possession on the day when I take action. I will treat them kindly, as a father treats an obedient son.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 33:2-5

Jacob's Interview with Esau. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell… Read the whole commentary →

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