Genesis 33:4

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Summary

Genesis 33:4

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

Embraced

Fell on

General references

Genesis 45:14

Bible References

Embraced

And He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Then Joseph hurried out [of the room] because his heart was deeply touched over his brother, and he sought privacy to weep; so he entered his chamber and wept there.

Joseph wept aloud, and the Egyptians [who had just left him] heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard of it.

When they looked from a distance and did not recognize him [because of his disfigurement], they raised their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe [in grief] and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky [in sorrow].

Please, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to [reverently] fear Your Name [Your essence, Your nature, Your attributes, with awe]; and make Your servant successful this day and grant him compassion in the sight of this man [the king].”

For I was cupbearer to the king [of Persia].

I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it whichever way He wishes.

Fell on

Then he embraced his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; as soon as he presented himself before him (authenticating his identity), he fell on his [father’s] neck and wept on his neck a [very] long time.

So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

And they began to weep openly and threw their arms around Paul’s neck, and repeatedly kissed him,

General references

Then he embraced his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.