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Summary
And 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:
Servant
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Bible References
Servant
1 Kings 20:32
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and [put] ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad says, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? He is my brother.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place, for deference allays great offences.
General references
Genesis 32:18
Then thou shall say, Thy servant Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord Esau. And, behold, he also is behind us.
Genesis 36:1
Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom).