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The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau. Not only that, but he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him."
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A Formidable Welcome
Commentators highlight that Esau's approach with 400 men was a formidable and intimidating force. While Esau's true intentions are debated—whether for honor or hostility—Jacob, remembering his past deception, understandably perceived it as a grave threat. This perception of danger, as scholars note, is what prompted his subsequent fear and desperate turn to God.
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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 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. Then…
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16th Century
Protestant
And the messengers returned. Esau advances to meet his brother with a feeling of benevolence: but Jacob, reflecting on his cruel ferocity,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the messengers returned to Jacob After they had delivered their message, with the answer they brought back.
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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