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Genesis 32:3

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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