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Read Full Chapter (Genesis 32) Genesis 32:2-3 KJV
"And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom."
Genesis 32:2-3 in Context (Verses 1–6 KJV)
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And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
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And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.*
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And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.*
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And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
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And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
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¶ And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.