Genesis 32:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom:

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  • Gen 25:30 : 30 Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom.
  • Josh 24:4 : 4 And I gaue vnto Izhak, Iaakob and Esau: and I gaue vnto Esau mount Seir, to possesse it: but Iaakob and his children went downe into Egypt.
  • Gen 33:14 : 14 Let now my lord go before his seruant, & I will driue softly, according to ye pase of ye cattel, which is before me, and as the children be able to endure, vntill I come to my lord vnto Seir.
  • Deut 2:5 : 5 Ye shall not prouoke them: for I wil not giue you of their land so much as a foot breadth, because I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Esau for a possession.
  • Gen 14:6 : 6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, vnto the plaine of Paran, which is by the wildernesse.
  • Deut 2:22 : 22 As he did to the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims before them, and they possessed them, and dwelt in their stead vnto this day.
  • Gen 33:16 : 16 So Esau returned, and went his way that same day vnto Seir.
  • Gen 36:6-9 : 6 So Esau tooke his wiues and his sonnes, and his daughters, & all the soules of his house, & his flocks, & all his cattell, & all his substance, which he had gotten in the land of Canaan, and went into an other countrey from his brother Iaakob. 7 For their riches were so great, that they could not dwell together, and the lande, wherein they were strangers, coulde not receiue them because of their flockes. 8 Therefore dwelt Esau in mount Seir: this Esau is Edom. 9 So these are the generations of Esau father of Edom in mount Seir.
  • Gen 27:41-42 : 41 Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him; Esau thought in his minde, The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, then I will slay may brother Iaakob. 42 And it was told to Rebekah of the wordes of Esau her elder sonne, and shee sent and called Iaakob her yonger sonne, and sayd vnto him, Beholde, thy brother Esau is comforted against thee, meaning to kill thee:
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lorde whom ye seeke, shall speedely come to his Temple: euen the messenger of the couenant whom ye desire: beholde, he shall come, sayth the Lord of hostes.
  • Luke 9:52 : 52 And sent messengers before him: and they went and entred into a towne of the Samaritans, to prepare him lodging.
  • Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what King going to make warre against another King, sitteth not downe first, and taketh counsell, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete him that commeth against him with twentie thousand? 32 Or els while hee is yet a great way off, hee sendeth an ambassage, and desireth peace.

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  • Gen 32:4-6
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    4To whom he gaue commandement, saying, Thus shall ye speake to my lorde Esau: thy seruant Iaakob sayeth thus, I haue bene a stranger with Laban, and taried vnto this time.

    5I haue beeues also and Asses, sheepe, & men seruantes, and women seruantes, and haue sent to shew my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

    6So ye messengers came againe to Iaakob, saying, We came vnto thy brother Esau, and hee also commeth against thee and foure hundreth men with him.

  • Gen 32:17-20
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    17And he commanded the formost, saying, If Esau my brother meete thee, and aske thee, saying, Whose seruant art thou? And whither goest thou? And whose are these before thee?

    18Then thou shalt say, They be thy seruant Iaakobs: it is a present sent vnto my lord Esau: and beholde, he him selfe also is behinde vs.

    19So likewise commaunded he the seconde and the thirde, and all that followed the droues, saying, After this maner, ye shall speake vnto Esau, when ye finde him.

    20And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)

  • Gen 33:15-16
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    15Then Esau said, I will leaue then some of my folke with thee; he answered, what needeth this? let me finde grace in the sight of my lorde.

    16So Esau returned, and went his way that same day vnto Seir.

  • Gen 28:5-6
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    5Thus Izhak sent forth Iaakob, & he went to Padan Aram vnto Laban sonne of Bethuel the Aramite, brother to Rebekah, Iaakobs and Esaus mother.

    6When Esau sawe that Izhak had blessed Iaakob, and sent him to Padan Aram, to set him a wife thence, and giuen him a charge when he blessed him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,

  • Gen 29:1
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    1Then Iaakob lift vp his feete and came into the East countrey.

  • Gen 27:42
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    42And it was told to Rebekah of the wordes of Esau her elder sonne, and shee sent and called Iaakob her yonger sonne, and sayd vnto him, Beholde, thy brother Esau is comforted against thee, meaning to kill thee:

  • Gen 33:1
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    1And as Iaakob lift vp his eyes, and looked, behold, Esau came, and with him foure hundreth men: and he deuided the children to Leah, and to Rahel, and to the two maides.

  • Gen 32:8
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    8For he said, If Esau come to ye one copanie and smite it, the other companie shall escape.

  • Gen 36:8
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    8Therefore dwelt Esau in mount Seir: this Esau is Edom.

  • Gen 31:4
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    4Therefore Iaakob sent and called Rahel and Leah to the fielde vnto his flocke.

  • Gen 32:13
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    13And he taryed there the same night, and tooke of that which came to had, a present for Esau his brother:

  • Gen 32:1-2
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    1Nowe Iaakob went forth on his iourney and the Angels of God met him.

    2And when Iaakob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste, and called the name of the same place Mahanaim.

  • Gen 33:8
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    8Then he said, What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? Who answered, I haue sent it, that I may finde fauour in the sight of my lorde:

  • Gen 35:1
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    1Then God sayde to Iaakob, Arise, goe vp to Beth-el and dwell there, and make there an altar vnto God, that appeared vnto thee, when thou fleddest from Esau thy brother.