Genesis 10:30

10:30 Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to 1  Sephar in the eastern hills.

Genesis 19:36

19:36 In this way both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.

Genesis 32:1

Jacob Wrestles at Peniel

32:1 So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God 2  met him.

Genesis 33:16

33:16 So that same day Esau made his way back 3  to Seir.

Genesis 35:19

35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 4 

1 tn Heb “as you go.”

2 sn The phrase angels of God occurs only here and in Gen 28:12 in the OT. Jacob saw a vision of angels just before he left the promised land. Now he encounters angels as he prepares to return to it. The text does not give the details of the encounter, but Jacob’s response suggests it was amicable. This location was a spot where heaven made contact with earth, and where God made his presence known to the patriarch. See C. Houtman, “Jacob at Mahanaim: Some Remarks on Genesis XXXII 2-3,” VT 28 (1978): 37-44.

3 tn Heb “returned on his way.”

4 sn This explanatory note links the earlier name Ephrath with the later name Bethlehem.

map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.