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Genesis 33:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 33:11

Verse 11 of 20

Scripture focus

Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took [it].

Genesis 33:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 33:11

Theological / Devotional

My blessing. These words were well chosen and forceful. Can they have been an allusion to the blessing Jacob had snatched from Esau 20 years before? It was most important to Jacob that Esau accept his present, for in so doing Esau, according to the custom of the time, would express his acceptance of that which the present represented — the apology of Jacob. In the Orient a present received by a superior assures to the giver the friendship and assistance of the recipient. If it is rejected, he has everything to fear.

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