Genesis 33:1

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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 to the two handmaids.

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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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Paddan-aram was Jacob’s former home in upper Mesopotamia, while Mount Seir was Esau’s territory southeast of C

Places in this passage

Genesis 33:1 mentions Canaan, Mount Seir, Paddan-aram, Shechem and Succoth.

Photo of Paddan-aram — Paddan-aram · Bertramz