Genesis 33
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Genesis 33:3-11

3But he himself passed on ahead of them, and bowed to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.

4But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, fell on his neck and kissed him—and they wept.

5His eyes glanced up and he saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” “The children whom God has graciously given your servant,” he said.

6Then the female servants approached, they and their children, and bowed down.

7Leah also approached, along with her children, and they bowed down, and finally, Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

8“What do you mean by this whole caravan that I’ve met?” So he said, “To find favor in your eyes, my lord.”

9But Esau said, “I have plenty! O my brother, do keep all that belongs to you.”

10Yet Jacob said, “No, please! If I have found favor in your eyes, then you will take my offering from my hand. For this is the reason I’ve seen your face—it is like seeing the face of God—and you’ve accepted me!

11Please, take my blessing that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me, and because I have everything.” So he kept urging him until he accepted.

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