Wisdom & Truth Verses
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So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. {sent them: Heb. caused to pass}
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
And he said unto him, What {is} thy name? And he said, Jacob.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. {Peniel: that is, The face of God}
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. {keep...: Heb. be that to thee that is thine}
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which {is} in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city. {Shechem: Gr. Sychem}
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that {were} a reproach unto us: