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Genesis 32:2–3

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And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
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  1. 2 Samuel 2:8Rank 1 from verse 2
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    8¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

  2. Joshua 21:38Rank 2 from verse 2
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    38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  3. Joshua 5:14Rank 3 from verse 2
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    14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

  4. 1 Kings 2:8Rank 4 from verse 2
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    8And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

  5. 2 Samuel 17:24Rank 5 from verse 2
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    24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  6. Luke 2:13Rank 6 from verse 2
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    13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

  7. Psalms 148:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

  8. Psalms 34:7Rank 8 from verse 2
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    7The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

  9. 1 Kings 4:14Rank 9 from verse 2
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    14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

  10. 2 Kings 6:17Rank 10 from verse 2
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    17And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

  11. 2 Samuel 17:26–27Rank 11 from verse 2
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    26So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

    27¶ And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

  12. 2 Samuel 2:12Rank 12 from verse 2
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    12¶ And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

  13. Daniel 10:20Rank 13 from verse 2
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    20Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

  14. Psalms 103:21Rank 14 from verse 2
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    21Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

  15. Song of Solomon 6:13Rank 15 from verse 2
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    13Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

From verse 3

  1. Genesis 25:30Rank 1 from verse 3
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    30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

  2. Joshua 24:4Rank 2 from verse 3
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    4And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

  3. Deuteronomy 2:5Rank 3 from verse 3
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    5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

  4. Genesis 14:6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

  5. Genesis 33:14Rank 5 from verse 3
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    14Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

  6. Deuteronomy 2:22Rank 6 from verse 3
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    22As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:

  7. Genesis 27:41–42Rank 7 from verse 3
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    41¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

    42And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

  8. Genesis 33:16Rank 8 from verse 3
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    16¶ So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

  9. Genesis 36:6–9Rank 9 from verse 3
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    6And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

    7For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

    8Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

    9¶ And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

  10. Luke 14:31–32Rank 10 from verse 3
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    31Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

    32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

  11. Luke 9:52Rank 11 from verse 3
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    52And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

  12. Malachi 3:1Rank 12 from verse 3
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    1BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Genesis 32:2

COMBINED MEANING

host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 32:3

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messengers

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Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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32:1AND Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

32:2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

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32:3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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32:4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:

32:5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

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