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Themes in Genesis 33

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Themes in Genesis 33

Genesis 33:1 (show verse)

And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he distributed the children to Leah, and to Rachel, and to the two maidservants:

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Esau » Meets jacob on the return of the latter from haran
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:2 (show verse)

and he put the maidservants and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindmost.

Children » Parents, duty to » Partiality toward
Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Home » Parental indulgence » Partiality of parents
Joseph » Son of jacob » His father's favorite child
Leah » Flees with jacob
Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Partiality
Parents » Partiality of » Jacob for joseph
Partiality » Parents
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:3 (show verse)

And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Leah » Flees with jacob
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Salutations » By bowing
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Bowing frequently to the ground

Genesis 33:4 (show verse)

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

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Forgiveness » Examples of human
Forgiveness » Instances of » Esau forgives jacob
jacob » Reconciliation of, with esau
Kiss » Of affection
Leah » Flees with jacob
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Reconciliation » Between esau and jacob
Salutations » Of affection
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Falling on the neck and kissing
Social life » Wedding feasts » Of affection
Weeping » Instances of » Of jacob and esau

Genesis 33:5 (show verse)

And he lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children that God has graciously given thy servant.

Children » The gift of God
Children » Are a gift from God
Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Home » Children » The gift of God
Leah » Flees with jacob
Parents » Receive their children from God
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Servants » The term often used to express humility

Genesis 33:6 (show verse)

And the maidservants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Leah » Flees with jacob
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:7 (show verse)

And Leah also, with her children, drew near, and they bowed. And lastly Joseph drew near, and Rachel, and they bowed.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Leah » Flees with jacob
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:8 (show verse)

And he said, What meanest thou by all the drove which I met? And he said, To find favour in the eyes of my lord.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:9 (show verse)

And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let what thou hast be thine.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Contentment » Instances of » Esau, in refusing jacob's present
Esau » General references to
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

And Jacob said, No, I pray thee; if now I have found favour in thine eyes, then receive my gift from my hand; for therefore have I seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou hast received me with pleasure.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Flattery » Instance of » By jacob
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Presents » Receiving of, a token of good will

Genesis 33:11 (show verse)

Take, I pray thee, my blessing which has been brought to thee; because God has been gracious to me, and because I have everything. And he urged him, and he took it.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Forgiveness » Instances of » Esau forgives jacob
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Presents » Receiving of, a token of good will
Prosperity » From God
Reconciliation » Between esau and jacob

Genesis 33:12 (show verse)

And he said, Let us take our journey, and go on, and I will go before thee.

Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:13 (show verse)

And he said to him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the suckling sheep and kine are with me; and if they should overdrive them only one day, all the flock would die.

Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Tenderness to the ewes in lamb, and to the young

Genesis 33:14 (show verse)

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass on before his servant, and I will drive on at my ease according to the pace of the cattle that is before me, and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord, to Seir.

Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Seir » A range of hills southwest of the dead sea » Later inhabited by the descendants of esau after they destroyed the horim people
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Tenderness to the ewes in lamb, and to the young

Genesis 33:15 (show verse)

And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the people that are with me. And he said, What need? Let me find favour in the eyes of my lord.

Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:16 (show verse)

And Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Seir » A range of hills southwest of the dead sea » Later inhabited by the descendants of esau after they destroyed the horim people

Genesis 33:17 (show verse)

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and for his cattle he made booths. Therefore the name of the place was called Succoth.

Animals » Kindness to: instances of » Jacob, in erecting booths for his cattle
Booth » Made for cattle
Cattle » Sheltered
jacob » Journeys to succoth
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Succoth » In canaan
Succoth » A city » A city which was located probably east of the jordan river » Jacob builds a house in

Genesis 33:18 (show verse)

And Jacob came safely to the city Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-Aram; and he encamped before the city.

jacob » Journeys to shalem, where he purchase a parcel of ground from hamor and erects an altar
Shechem » General references to
or shechem Sychar » General references to

Genesis 33:19 (show verse)

And he bought the portion of the field where he had spread his tent, of the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred kesitahs.

Hamor » Jacob buys a piece of property from
jacob » Journeys to shalem, where he purchase a parcel of ground from hamor and erects an altar
Lambs » The image of, was the first impression of on money
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » Purchased
Land » Bought and sold
Money » Originally stamped with the image of a lamb
Real estate » Land purchased
Shechem » Son of hamor; seduces jacob's daughter; killed by jacob's sons

Genesis 33:20 (show verse)

And there he set up an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

Altar » Built by » jacob
Altars » Mentioned in scripture » Of jacob
El-elohe-israel » Name of jacob's altar at salem
jacob » Journeys to shalem, where he purchase a parcel of ground from hamor and erects an altar