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Laban had said Let this heap bear record of our covenant to-day; that is how it came to be called Galaad, the Witness-heap. (Genesis 31, 48)
Let the Lord keep watch, he said, and see justice done between us, when our ways have parted.✻ (Genesis 31, 49)
these shall be witnesses, heap and stone shall be there to accuse us, if I pass by them on my way to thee, or thou on thy way to me, with harmful intent. (Genesis 31, 52)
May the God who is Abraham’s God and Nachor’s, the God of their common father✻ see justice done between us. Then Jacob swore by the God his father Isaac held in reverence, (Genesis 31, 53)
And now he sent messengers of his own on before him, to greet his brother Esau in the country of Seir, which is Edom’s territory. (Genesis 32, 3)
These were his directions, You are to tell my lord Esau this, from his brother Jacob: I have been living abroad, on a visit to Laban, and am but just returned. (Genesis 32, 4)
I have brought back oxen and asses and sheep, men-servants and women-servants with me. And now, my lord, I have sent these envoys to thee, to secure thy good will. (Genesis 32, 5)
At this, Jacob was overcome with terror, and in his extremity he divided up his followers, the flocks of sheep, too, and the cattle, and the camels, into two companies; (Genesis 32, 7)
And now Jacob said, O God of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, thou, Lord, who hast bidden me return to my own country, the land of my birth, and hast offered to bless me, (Genesis 32, 9)
I, thy servant, am not worthy of all the mercies thou hast shewn me, the faithful observance of thy promises. I had nothing but this staff with me, when I crossed the Jordan, and now I have come back with two companies behind me. (Genesis 32, 10)
Save me now from the power of my brother Esau; I fear grievously that when he comes he will spare neither women nor children. (Genesis 32, 11)
When he had slept the night there, he chose out of all his possessions a present for his brother Esau, (Genesis 32, 13)
