Genesis 33

Esau, with four hundred men, meets Jacob, Genesis 33:1 . He places his children under their respective mothers, passes over before them, and bows himself to his brother, Genesis 33:2 , Genesis 33:3 . Esau receives him with great affection, Genesis 33:4 . Receives the homage of the handmaids, Leah, Rachel, and their children, Genesis 33:5-7 . Jacob offers him the present of cattle, which he at first refuses, but after much entreaty accepts, Genesis 33:8-11 . Invites Jacob to accompany him to Mount Seir, Genesis 33:12 . Jacob excuses himself because of his flocks and his children, but promises to follow him, Genesis 33:13 , Genesis 33:14 . Esau offers to leave him some of his attendants, which Jacob declines, Genesis 33:15 . Esau returns to Seir, Genesis 33:16 , and Jacob journeys to Succoth, Genesis 33:17 , and to Shalem, in the land of Canaan, Genesis 33:18 . Buys a parcel of ground from the children of Hamor, Genesis 33:19 , and erects an altar which he calls El-elohe-Israel, Genesis 33:20 .