Genesis 32:13
Jacob stayed there that night. Then he sent as a gift to his brother Esau
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- Gen 43:11 : 11 Then their father Israel said to them,“If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man– a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
- Prov 18:16 : 16 A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.
- Prov 19:6 : 6 Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.
- Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.
- Prov 17:8 : 8 A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.
- Gen 43:26 : 26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.
- 1 Sam 25:8 : 8 Ask your own servants; they can tell you! May my servants find favor in your sight, for we have come at the time of a holiday. Please provide us– your servants and your son David– with whatever you can spare.”
- 1 Sam 25:27 : 27 Now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow my lord.
- Gen 18:2 : 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
- Gen 32:20-21 : 20 You must also say,‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.” 21 So the gifts were sent on ahead of him while he spent that night in the camp.
- Gen 33:10 : 10 “No, please take them,” Jacob said.“If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.
- Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
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- Gen 32:16-238 verses82%
16He entrusted them to his servants, who divided them into herds. He told his servants,“Pass over before me, and keep some distance between one herd and the next.”
17He instructed the servant leading the first herd,“When my brother Esau meets you and asks,‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? Whose herds are you driving?’
18then you must say,‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau. In fact Jacob himself is behind us.’”
19He also gave these instructions to the second and third servants, as well as all those who were following the herds, saying,“You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.
20You must also say,‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”
21So the gifts were sent on ahead of him while he spent that night in the camp.
22During the night Jacob quickly took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
23He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions.
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14two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
- Gen 33:8-114 verses75%
8Esau then asked,“What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied,“To find favor in your sight, my lord.”
9But Esau said,“I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you.”
10“No, please take them,” Jacob said.“If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.
11Please take my present that was brought to you, for God has been generous to me and I have all I need.” When Jacob urged him, he took it.
- Gen 32:3-42 verses73%
3Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.
4He commanded them,“This is what you must say to my lord Esau:‘This is what your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban until now.
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11He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that place
- Gen 32:7-82 verses72%
7Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.
8“If Esau attacks one camp,” he thought,“then the other camp will be able to escape.”
- Gen 32:11-122 verses72%
11Rescue me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, as well as the mothers with their children.
12But you said,‘I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’”
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17Then she handed the tasty food and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.
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18He took away all the livestock he had acquired in Paddan Aram and all his moveable property that he had accumulated. Then he set out toward the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.
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3But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
- Gen 30:30-312 verses71%
30Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”
31So Laban asked,“What should I give you?”“You don’t need to give me a thing,” Jacob replied,“but if you agree to this one condition, I will continue to care for your flocks and protect them:
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15Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s best clothes, which she had with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
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54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat the meal. They ate the meal and spent the night on the mountain.
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5When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked,“Who are these people with you?” Jacob replied,“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
- Gen 24:53-542 verses70%
53Then he brought out gold, silver jewelry, and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable gifts to her brother and to her mother.
54After this, he and the men who were with him ate a meal and stayed there overnight. When they got up in the morning, he said,“Let me leave now so I can return to my master.”
- Gen 33:15-162 verses70%
15So Esau said,“Let me leave some of my men with you.”“Why do that?” Jacob replied.“My lord has already been kind enough to me.”
16So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.
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15So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
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1Jacob Meets Esau Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.
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35But Isaac replied,“Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing.”
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30Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
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6Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brother