Gen 32:1-7 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 32:1-7 (NET)

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Jacob Wrestles at Peniel

32:1 So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him. 32:2 When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, “This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim. 32:3 Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom. 32:4 He 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. 32:5 I have oxen, donkeys, sheep, and male and female servants. I have sent this message to inform my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.’” 32:6 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.” 32:7 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.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Edom resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Esau a son of Isaac and Rebekah,son of Isaac & Rebekah; Jacob's elder twin brother,a people (and nation) descended from Esau, Jacob's brother

· Jacob the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

· Laban son of Bethuel; brother of Rebecca; father of Leah and Rachel; uncle and father-in-law of Jacob,a town in Moab

· Mahanaim a town of Gad 6 km east of Succoth

· Seir a mountain and adjoining land,a man from the highlands of Seir (OS); father-in-law of Esau

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NET Notes: Gen 32:1 The phrase angels of God occurs only here and in Gen 28:12 in the OT. Jacob saw a vision of angels just before he left the promised land. Now he encou...

NET Notes: Gen 32:2 The name Mahanaim apparently means “two camps.” Perhaps the two camps were those of God and of Jacob.

NET Notes: Gen 32:3 Heb “field.”

NET Notes: Gen 32:4 Your servant. The narrative recounts Jacob’s groveling in fear before Esau as he calls his brother his “lord,” as if to minimize wha...

NET Notes: Gen 32:5 The words “this message” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

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