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Genesis 32:2

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When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's host." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.
Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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Mahanaim, east of the Jordan near the Jabbok, was the place where Jacob met God’s angelic host as he returned toward

Places in this passage

Genesis 32:2 mentions Edom, Jabbok, Jordan, Mahanaim, Mount Seir and Penuel.

Edom · Uri
Jabbok · Adeeb Atwan
Jordan · Bill Rice
Mahanaim · E. Rehfeld

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