Genesis 32:1

Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau · Genesis 32:1–21
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Translations

Modern
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Traditional
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Literal
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Latin
Jacob quoque abiit itinere quo cœperat: fueruntque ei obviam angeli Dei.

Original

Hebrew
English
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Notes

God promised Jacob protection when he needed comfort the most. Jacob's journey was a physical return to his homeland and a spiritual return to God's promised land. God protects his people and fulfills his plan.

Theme notes and profiles

Jacob Symbolic Numbers

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of History of Israel Mahanaim Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Prayer

Topics

Jacob: Dreads to Meet Esau; Sends Him Presents; Wrestles with an Angel Jacob: Meets Angels of God on the Journey, and Calls the Place |Mahanaim|