What meanest thou by all this drove: Heb. What is all this band to thee, Genesis 32:13-20
to find: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 39:5; Esther 2:17
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Genesis 33:8
Genesis 33:8
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Genesis 33 — OverviewGenesis 33 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe read, in the former chapter, how Jacob had power with God, and
prevailed; here we find what power he had with men too, and how his
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Genesis 33:1, Genesis 33:2
And Jacob, having the day before dispatched his conciliatory gift to Esau, turned his back upon the Jabbok, having crossed to the south bank, if the previous night had been spent…Genesis 33:1-20Genesis 33:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryJacob and Esau, or the brothers reconciled.
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1. The approach of Esau.
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