Genesis 32:3

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

In Context

2And Jacob said, when he saw them, This is the Camp of God; and he called the name of that place, Encampments.

4And he charged them, saying, Thus shall you⌃ say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob; I have sojourned with Laban and tarried until now.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:30And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.

Genesis 33:14Let my lord go on before his servant, and I shall have strength on the road according to the ease of the journey before me, and according to the + 33:14 Gr. foot. strength of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.

Genesis 36:6And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and all his possessions, and all his cattle, and all that he had got, and all things whatever he had acquired in the land of Chanaan; and Esau went forth from the land of Chanaan, from the face of his brother Jacob.

Deuteronomy 2:22As they did to the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, even as they destroyed the Chorrhite from before them, and inherited + 2:22 Gr. them. their country, and lived therein instead of them until this day.

Joshua 24:4and I gave to him Isaac, and to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau mount Seir for him to inherit: and Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt, and became there a great and populous and mighty nation: and the Egyptians afflicted them.

2 Kings 6:17And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray you, the eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisaie.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:2-3

Jacob Pursuing His Journey. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Jacob, having got clear of Laban, pursues his journey homewards towards Canaan: when God has helped us through difficulties we should go on our way heaven-ward with so much the more cheerfulness and resolution. Now, 1. Here is Jacob's convoy in his journey ( v. 1 ): The angels of God met him, in a visible… Read the whole commentary →

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