BIBLE VERSES 2

Genesis 32:26

Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

Genesis 32:27

“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.

Genesis 32:28

Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

Genesis 32:29

And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

Genesis 32:30

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Genesis 32:31

The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

Genesis 32:32

Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.

Genesis 33:1

Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

Genesis 33:2

He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

Genesis 33:3

But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Genesis 33:4

Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

Genesis 33:5

When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

Genesis 33:6

Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

Genesis 33:7

Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

Genesis 33:8

“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.

Genesis 33:9

“I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”

Genesis 33:10

But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

Genesis 33:11

Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.

Genesis 33:12

Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way, and I will go ahead of you.”

Genesis 33:13

But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.