22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him…
[a]Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. Laban had gone home at the end of the previous chapter, so there was no need for Jacob and his folks to keep camping there. 2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!”…
Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.” 2 And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been. Jealousy can cause people to change their hearts toward you…