Genesis 32:3

Then did Jacob send messengers before him unto Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, the camp of God, is this! So he called the name of that place, Mahanaim.

4And he commanded them, saying, Thus, shall ye say to my lord to Esau, Thus, saith thy servant Jacob, With Laban, have I sojourned, and tarried until now:

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Cross References

Genesis 25:30So Esau said unto Jacob. Do let me devour some of the red—this red, for, famished, I am. For this cause, was his name called Edom.

Genesis 33:14Let my lord, I pray thee pass over before his servant, and let, me, lead on in my own easy way, at the pace of the cattle that are before me, and at the pace of the children, until that I come in unto my lord, towards Seir.

Genesis 36:6Then took Esau his wives, and his sons, and his daughters and all the souls of his house, and his herds and all his beasts, and all his possessions whatsoever he had gathered in the land of Canaan,—and went into a land, away from the face of Jacob his brother,

Deuteronomy 2:22as he did for the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir,—when he destroyed the Horim from before them, and they took their possessions and have dwelt in their stead, even unto this day.

Joshua 24:4and gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau,—and gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it, but, Jacob and his sons, went down into Egypt.

2 Kings 6:17Then prayed Elisha, and said, O Yahweh! open, I beseech thee, his eyes, that he may see. And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and lo! the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

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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