1 Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.
Genesis 33:1
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5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’” 6 When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet y…
Genesis 33:4–6
4 Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept. 5 When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously g…
Genesis 32:21–23
21 So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp. 22 During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, along w…
Genesis 31:16–18
16 Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.” 17 Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels, 18 and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the poss…
Book of Jubilees 38:3–5
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Genesis 36:5–7
5 and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan. 6 Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animal…
Genesis 32:16–18
16 He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.” 17 He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whos…
Book of Jubilees 37:14–16
14 And notwithstanding all this, Jacob knew not that they were coming against him to battle, and he was mourning for Leah, his wife, until they approached very near to the tower with four thousand warriors and chosen men of war. (JUB) 15 And the men of Hebron sent to him… (JUB) 16 … (JUB)
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