Genesis 32:13

New King James Version

So he lodged there that same night, and took what came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother:

Cross References

Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and carry down a present for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.

Proverbs 18:16

A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.

Proverbs 19:6

Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.

Proverbs 17:8

A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

Genesis 43:26

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down before him to the earth.

1 Samuel 25:27

And now this present which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

1 Samuel 25:8

Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever comes to your hand to your servants and to your son David.’ ”

Genesis 42:6

Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.

Genesis 33:10

And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

Genesis 18:2

So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,

Genesis 32:14

two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

Genesis 33:8

Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” And he said, “These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”

Genesis 13:16

And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.

Genesis 15:5

Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

Genesis 22:17

blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

Nehemiah 4:13

Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.