Introduction
13. Jacob’s meeting with Esau and his return to Canaan ch. 33
Jacob was ready to sacrifice part of his family, expecting Esau to attack him, and he approached his brother as though Esau was his lord. In contrast, Esau welcomed Jacob magnanimously, reluctantly received his gift, and offered to host him in Seir. Jacob declined Esau’s offer and traveled instead to Succoth, four miles west of Peniel, where he settled next.
"As Jacob had won God’s blessing by capitulating to Him, so now he was to win reconciliation to Esau by capitulating to him . . . ." [Note: H. Vos, p. 125.]
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