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Genesis 33:2

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33:2 He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them. 1 

Genesis 33:16

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33:16 So that same day Esau made his way back 2  to Seir.

1 sn This kind of ranking according to favoritism no doubt fed the jealousy over Joseph that later becomes an important element in the narrative. It must have been painful to the family to see that they were expendable.

2 tn Heb “returned on his way.”



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