Tag: Genesis 32
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Jacob or Israel
The same night as Jacob's prayer at Penuel, Jacob had yet another encounter with God. Gen 32:22-32 NRSV 22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and…
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Jacob’s Prayer
Yesterday I wrote of Jacob's encounter with God at Penuel. Jacob proceeded from there to the home of his uncle Laban. Laban and Jacob ended up in a game of deception in which Jacob prevailed. After one last deception, Jacob fled in anticipation of Laban's anger. Laban pursued Jacob, but no harm came as the…