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highlighted Genesis 33:1 NLT
Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives.
Jan 20
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highlighted Genesis 32:32 NLT
(Even today the people of Israel don’t eat the tendon near the hip socket because of what happened that night when the man strained the tendon of Jacob’s hip.)
Jan 20
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highlighted Genesis 32:30 NLT
Jacob named the place Peniel (which means “face of God”), for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared.”
Jan 20
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highlighted Genesis 32:29 NLT
“Please tell me your name,” Jacob said. “Why do you want to know my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.
Jan 20
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highlighted Genesis 32:28 NLT
“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
Jan 20
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highlighted Genesis 32:26 NLT
Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
Jan 20
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highlighted Genesis 32:25 NLT
When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its socket.
Jan 20
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highlighted Genesis 32:24 NLT
This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break.
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:19 NLT
Jacob gave the same instructions to the second and third herdsmen and to all who followed behind the herds: “You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:18 NLT
You must reply, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, but they are a gift for his master Esau. Look, he is coming right behind us.’”
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:17 NLT
He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?’
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:16 NLT
He divided these animals into herds and assigned each to different servants. Then he told his servants, “Go ahead of me with the animals, but keep some distance between the herds.”
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:13-15 NLT
Jacob stayed where he was for the night. Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to present to his brother, Esau: 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:10-12 NLT
I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps! O LORD, please rescue me from the hand of my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to attack me, along with my wives and children. But you promised me, ‘I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply your descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore—too many to count.’”
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:6 NLT
After delivering the message, the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, “We met your brother, Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you—with an army of 400 men!”
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:9 NLT
Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O LORD, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.’ And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.’
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:1-2 NLT
As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him. When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, “This is God’s camp!” So he named the place Mahanaim.
Jan 19
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highlighted Genesis 32:4-5 NLT
He told them, “Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban, and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform my lord of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to me.’”
Jan 19
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highlighted Matthew 20:34 NLT
Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.
Jan 19