7 In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.
Genesis 32:7
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Book of Jubilees 28:29–30
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Genesis 32:1–3
1 Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim. 3 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
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