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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:

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Servant

1 Kings 20:32
So they put on some sackcloth, tied their hair back with ropes, and approached the king of Israel. "Your servant Ben-hadad says this," they said. "Please let me live." "Is he still alive?" Ahab asked. "He's my brother."
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If your overseer gets angry at you, don't resign, because calmness pacifies great offenses.

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Genesis 32:18
then you are to reply, "We're from your servant Jacob. The herds are a gift. He's sending them to my master, Esau. Look! There he is, coming along behind us.'"
Genesis 36:1
This is a record of Esau's genealogy, that is, of Edom.

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