Genesis 32
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Genesis 32:1-3

1Now as Jacob went on his way, 1the angels of God met him. 2And when he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s 2camp.” So he named that place 34Mahanaim.

3Then Jacob 5sent messengers ahead of himself to his brother Esau in the land of 6Seir, the 7country of 8Edom.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 32:1 2 Kin 6:16, 17; Ps 34:7 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 32:2 Or company ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 32:2 I.e., Two Camps, or Two Companies ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 32:2 Josh 21:38; 2 Sam 2:8 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 32:3 Gen 27:41, 42; 32:7, 11 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 32:3 Gen 14:6; 33:14 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 32:3 Lit field ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 32:3 Gen 25:30; 36:8, 9 ↩

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