Genesis 32:13

Contemporary English Version 1995

After Jacob had spent the night there, he chose some animals as gifts for Esau:

Cross References

Genesis 43:11

Their father said: If Benjamin must go with you, take the governor a gift of some of the best things from our own country, such as perfume, honey, spices, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift will get you in to see anyone.

Proverbs 21:14

A secret bribe will save you from someone's fierce anger.

Proverbs 19:6

Everyone tries to be friends of those who can help them.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe works miracles like a magic charm that brings good luck.

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought, and they bowed down to him.

1 Samuel 25:8

Ask your shepherds, and they'll tell you the same thing. My servants are your servants, and you are like a father to me. This is a day for celebrating, so please be kind and share some of your food with us.

Genesis 42:6

Since Joseph was governor of Egypt and in charge of selling grain, his brothers came to him and bowed with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 33:10

“No!” Jacob said. “Please accept them as a sign of your friendship for me. When you welcomed me and I saw your face, it was like seeing the face of God.

Genesis 18:2

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to meet them, bowed with his face to the ground,

Genesis 32:14

200 female goats and 20 males, 200 female sheep and 20 males, 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows and 10 bulls, and 20 female donkeys and 10 males.

Genesis 33:8

Esau asked Jacob, “Why did you send those herds I met along the road?” “Master,” Jacob answered, “I sent them so you would be friendly to me.”

Genesis 13:16

I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count those specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Genesis 15:5

Then the Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”

Genesis 22:17

“I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the seashore. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.

Nehemiah 4:13

and so I sent people to guard the wall at its lowest places and where there were still holes in it. I placed them according to families, and they stood guard with swords and spears and with bows and arrows.