Esau Comes to Meet Jacob
1 So Jacob went on his way, and athe angels of God met him.
2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s acamp.” And he called the name of that place1 Mahanaim.
3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother ain the land of Seir, bthe country of Edom.
4 And he commanded them, saying, a“Speak thus to my lord Esau, ‘Thus your servant Jacob says: “I have dwelt with Laban and stayed there until now.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Genesis 32:1.
Genesis 32:1-2
First, in Genesis 32:1-2, we are told that the angels of God met Jacob and that he named the place where he saw them, Mahanaim, which means two camps. So what were the two camps? Two camps refers to Jacob's earthly camp and the spiritual camp of the armies of angels.
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