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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 came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

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 handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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 over before them, and bowed himself to the ground 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 those with you? And he said, The children which God has graciously given your 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)

Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

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 came near, and bowed themselves: and last came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

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 mean you by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight 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; keep what you have unto yourself.

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, Nay, I pray you, if now I have found grace in your sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen your face, as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

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 you, my blessing that is brought to you; because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. 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 let us go, and I will go before you.

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

Genesis 33:13 (show verse)

And he said unto him, My lord knows that the children are frail, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will 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 you, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on slowly, according as the flocks that go before me and the children are able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto 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 you some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What need is there? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau

Genesis 33:16 (show verse)

So Esau returned that day on his way unto 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 him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is 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 to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddanaram; and pitched his tent 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 a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money.

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 he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-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