John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:2
Gen 32:2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This [is] God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Ver. 2. This is God’s host.] So called, for their number, order, obedience, strength, &c. God hath a complete host of horse and foot. Angels, and heavenly bodies, are his horse, as it were; "horses and chariots of fire"; 2Ki 6:17 yea, both horse and foot: for there are whole "legions" of them. Mat 26:53 Now a legion is judged to be six thousand foot, and seven hundred horse.... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 32:1-32
Genesis 32:2. Mahanaim, two camps or hosts, or the camp of God; a city in Gilead, mentioned in Joshua 13:26; Joshua 21:38; denoting that the angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him. Psalms 34:7. Genesis 32:4. My lord Esau. Jacob salutes his brother as a prince, but he says nothing of the birthright. That being the gift of God, must not be given to another. Genesis 32:6. Four hundred men. A rabbi remarks here, that Laban followed Jacob with some shame, but that... read more