When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.†
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 32:2 in context
Genesis 32:1–5
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When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.†
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Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
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He commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: ‘This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.
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I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.’”
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- “Mahanaim” means “two camps”.
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