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I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, men-servants, and maid-servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.`"
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Wealth as a Peace Offering
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill explain that Jacob's mention of his wealth was not boastful. Instead, it was a strategic act of peacemaking. By showing he was self-sufficient, Jacob reassured Esau that he was not returning to be a financial burden or to claim a share of the family inheritance, thus removing potential sources of conflict.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Genesis 32:3: מחנים machănāyı̂m — Machanaim, “two camps.”
Genesis 32:22: יבק yaboq
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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Baptist
And he commanded them, saying, Then you shall speak to my lord Esau; Your servant Jacob says this, I have adjourned with Laban, and stayed ther…
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16th Century
Protestant
I have oxen. Jacob does not proclaim his riches for the sake of boasting, but so that by this method Esau might be inclined to kindness. F…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants This he would …
The angels of God appeared to Jacob, to encourage him with the assurance of Divine protection. When God designs his people for great trials, he pre…
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