Genesis 32:2
When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed,“This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.
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- 2 Sam 2:8 : 8 David’s Army Clashes with the Army of Saul Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth and had brought him to Mahanaim.
- Josh 21:38 : 38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
- Josh 5:14 : 14 He answered,“Truly I am the commander of the LORD’s army. Now I have arrived!” Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground and asked,“What does my master want to say to his servant?”
- 2 Sam 17:24 : 24 Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.
- 1 Kgs 2:8 : 8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the LORD,‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’
- Ps 34:7 : 7 The LORD’s angel camps around the LORD’s loyal followers and delivers them.
- Ps 148:2 : 2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!
- Luke 2:13 : 13 Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
- Song 6:13 : 13 The Love Song and DanceThe Lover to His Beloved:(7:1) Turn, turn, O Perfect One! Turn, turn, that I may stare at you!The Beloved to Her Lover: Why do you gaze upon the Perfect One like the dance of the Mahanaim?
- Dan 10:20 : 20 He said,“Do you know why I have come to you? Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.
- Ps 103:21 : 21 Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!
- 1 Kgs 4:14 : 14 Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim.
- 2 Kgs 6:17 : 17 Then Elisha prayed,“O LORD, open his eyes so he can see.” The LORD opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
- 2 Sam 17:26-27 : 26 The army of Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. 27 When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
- 2 Sam 2:12 : 12 Then Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
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1 Jacob Wrestles at Peniel So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him.
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29 Then Jacob asked,“Please tell me your name.”“Why do you ask my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.
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11 In the dream the angel of God said to me,‘Jacob!’‘Here I am!’ I replied.
12 Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.
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16 Then Jacob woke up and thought,“Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!”
17 He was afraid and said,“What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”
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15 Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.
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1 The Return to Bethel Then God said to Jacob,“Go up at once to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
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17 He 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?’
18 then 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.’”
19 He 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.
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.
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6 The messengers returned to Jacob and said,“We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him.”
7 Jacob 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.”
9 Then Jacob prayed,“O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, you said to me,‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.’
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27 The man asked him,“What is your name?” He answered,“Jacob.”
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25 Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.
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7 He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
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4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.
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47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
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23 He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions.
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5 When 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.”