11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me. 12 But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’” 13 Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:
Genesis 32:11–13
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Genesis 32:19–21
19 He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him. 20 You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gi…
Genesis 33:10–12
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Genesis 33:14–16
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Genesis 33:4–6
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