Genesis 33:2
He put the two working women and their children in the lead. Near those two he put Leah and her children, behind he put Rachel and her child Joseph.
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In The King James Version
In Context
3He went ahead, he met his brother. As he was going towards Esau he was bowing his head down 7 times.
Cross References
Genesis 29:16Laban had two daughters. One was Leah, the other Rachel.
Genesis 30:22For years and years Rachel had been begging God to give her children. At last he listened to her.
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 →