Genesis · Chapter 33 King James Version

Genesis 33:1

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The Scripture

(1) And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

In Genesis 33 Abraham and his family arrive in Hebron and purchase a field from Abimelech, beginning their settlement there. The chapter emphasizes the themes of family, inheritance, and the early establishment of the Israelite community, while also depicting the tension between Abraham and Abimelech over the land.

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