Genesis 32:9

Jacob also prayed, ‘God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, Lord who said to me, “Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do well by you,”

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And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

In Context

8and said, ‘If Esau comes to the one and attacks and destroys it, then the other which is left can escape.’

10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and all the faithfulness which you have shown to me, your servant. I passed over the Jordan river with only my staff, and now I have these two groups,

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Cross References

Genesis 28:13The Lord also stood beside him and said, ‘I am the Lord, God of Abraham and God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your children.

Genesis 31:13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar of stone, where you made a vow to me. Now arise, leave this land, and return to the land where you were born.”’

Genesis 31:42Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty. But God has seen my affliction and the labour of my hands, and he rebuked you last night.’

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:4-9

3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and… Read the whole commentary →

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