Genesis 32
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Genesis 32:7-9

7In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well.

8He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one group, the group that is left may escape.”

9Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’

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