Genesis 32:11

“Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.”

"Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children." - Genesis 32:11
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What does Genesis 32:11 mean?

Genesis 32:11 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children." This verse is part of the story of Jacob, one of the…

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In the Shadow of Fear: A Call for Deliverance

The story of Jacob's return to his homeland is a profound narrative of reconciliation and divine intervention. Found in Genesis 32:11, Jacob earnestly prays, "Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite…

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A Cry for Deliverance: A Prayer Inspired by Genesis 32:11

O Gracious and Merciful Father, As I come before you today, I reflect upon the profound words found in the holy text of Genesis 32:11: "Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother…

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Genesis 27:32
Genesis 24-32
Genesis 25-32
Genesis 18-32
Genesis 21-32
Nehemiah 11:32 - "And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,"
Romans 11:25-32
Luke 15:11-32
Genesis 49:32 - "The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth."
Genesis 32:1 - "And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him."
1 Kings 11:29-32
Genesis 32:32 - "Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank."
1 Chronicles 11:32 - "Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,"
Genesis 36:32 - "And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah."
Genesis 32:24 - "¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day."
Genesis 32:27 - "And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob."
Genesis 5:32 - "And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth."
Genesis 32:21 - "So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company."
"And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah," - Nehemiah 11:32
Genesis 32:23 - "And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had."
Genesis 32:14 - "Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,"
Genesis 10:32 - "These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood."
Genesis 32:8 - "And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape."
Genesis 41:32 - "And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass."
Genesis 32:13 - "¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;"