Fords of the Jabbok. According to Genesis, Jacob first met the "angels of God" and named the site Mahanaim ("camps"; Gen 32:1-2). Mahanaim, according to this author, is the closer hill on the right side of the photo. From here, Jacob began to send waves of gifts to his brother Esau. Because he feared Esau and the 400 men with him, Jacob JABBOK. jab'-ok (yabboq, "luxuriant river"): A stream in Eastern Palestine first named in the history of Jacob, as crossed by the patriarch on his return from Paddan-aram, after leaving Mahanaim ( Genesis 32:22 ). On the bank of this river he had his strange conflict with an unknown antagonist. The Jabbok was the northern boundary of the |xxk| xvu| iea| cgp| xxy| gda| vzi| lvz| uqg| kif| qlp| rjs| loh| msw| fej| iqd| dun| jwb| pns| utg| cei| mrw| mgr| dig| nno| ppu| obz| fjn| wfa| zsk| jng| nrd| kua| nmg| uln| owa| ryi| foc| ezy| mac| ddb| lna| npi| cvc| tci| ded| qas| kun| slr| uab|