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Genesis 33:17-19
Amplified Bible
Genesis 33:17-19
Amplified Bible
17 But Jacob journeyed [north] to Succoth, and built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock; so the name of the place is Succoth (huts, shelters).
Jacob Settles in Shechem
18 When Jacob came from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely and in peace at the city of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, and camped in front of the [walled] city. 19 Then he bought the piece of land on which he had pitched his tents from [a]the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred [b]pieces of money.
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- Genesis 33:19 Lit the hand of the sons.
- Genesis 33:19 Heb qesitah, an uncertain measure of weight; a rabbi once reported hearing the ma’ah, a small coin worth 1/12 of a shekel, called a qesitah.
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