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Jacob lifted up his eyes , and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming , and with him four hundred men . He divided the children between Leah, Rachel , and the two handmaids .
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He put the handmaids and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
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He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother .
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Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck , kissed him, and they wept .
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He lifted up his eyes , and saw the women and the children; and said , "Who are these with you?" He said , "The children whom God has graciously given your servant ."
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Then the handmaids came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.
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Leah also and her children came near , and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel , and they bowed themselves.
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Esau said , "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said , "To find favor in the sight of my lord ."
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Esau said , "I have enough , my brother ; let that which you have be yours."
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Jacob said , "Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight , then receive my present at my hand , because I have seen your face , as one sees the face of God , and you were pleased with me.
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Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough ." He urged him, and he took it.
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Esau said , "Let us take our journey , and let us go , and I will go before you."
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Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young , and if they overdrive them one day , all the flocks will die .
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Please let my lord pass over before his servant , and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir ."
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Esau said , "Let me now leave with you some of the folk who are with me." He said , "Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord ."
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So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir .
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Jacob traveled to Succoth , built himself a house , and made shelters for his livestock . Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth .
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Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem , which is in the land of Canaan , when he came from Paddan Aram ; and encamped before the city .
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He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent , at the hand of the children of Hamor , Shechem 's father , for one hundred pieces of money.
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He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.