Genesis 32:1
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
In Context
2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Cross References
Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, You are our sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions, and let your seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
2 Kings 6:16And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
Psalms 91:11For he shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
Ephesians 3:10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:1
We have here Jacob still upon his journey towards Canaan. Never did so many memorable things occur in any march as in this of Jacob's little family. By the way he meets, I. With good tidings from his God, ver. 1, 2 . II. With bad tidings from his brother, to whom he sent a message to notify his return, ver. 3-6 . In his distress, 1. He divides his company, ver. 7, 8 . 2. He makes his prayer to God, ver. 9-12 . 3. He sends a present to his brother, ver. 13-23 . 4. He wrestles with the angel, ver. 24-32 . Read the whole commentary →