Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
And four
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Bible References
And four
Genesis 32:8
Jacob was thinking, "If Esau comes to one group and attacks it, then the remaining group may escape."
Genesis 27:40
By your sword you'll live; but you'll serve your brother. But when you've become restless, you'll break off his yoke from your neck."
Genesis 33:1
When Jacob looked off in the distance, there was Esau coming toward him, accompanied by 400 men! So Jacob divided Leah's children, Rachel, and the children of the two servants into separate groups.
Amos 5:19
It will be like a man who runs from a lion, only to encounter a bear; or who comes home, leans his hand against a wall, and a serpent bites him!
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Genesis 36:1
This is a record of Esau's genealogy, that is, of Edom.