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When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.[a]

Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom. 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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Footnotes

  1. 32:2 “Mahanaim” means “two camps”.

When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!”(A) So he named that place Mahanaim.[a](B)

Jacob sent messengers(C) ahead of him to his brother Esau(D) in the land of Seir,(E) the country of Edom.(F) He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord(G) Esau: ‘Your servant(H) Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban(I) and have remained there till now.

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  1. Genesis 32:2 Mahanaim means two camps.