Genesis 32:2 KJV
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Scofield Notes
- Mahanaimi.e. two hosts, or bands -- the visible band, Jacob and his servants; the invisible band, God's angels. Cf. 2 Kgs 6:13–17.
Matthew Henry
- Jacob's vision at Mahanaim, His fear of EsauThe angels of God appeared to Jacob, to encourage him with the assurance of the Divine protection. When God designs his people for great trials, he prepares...
Thompson Chains
- Heavenly HostSee the chain from Nehemiah 9:6 · 7 links
Cross References
- 2 Samuel 2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
- Joshua 21:38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
- Joshua 5:14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
- 2 Samuel 17:24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
- 1 Kings 2:8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
- Psalms 34:7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
- Psalms 148:2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
- Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
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Topics
- Angel (a spirit) Hosts
- Jacob Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place “Mahanaim,”
- Mahanaim The place where Jacob had the vision of angels
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1836–1689 BC · Jacob
Places
- MahanaimTown · today Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi · Location likely
- Places in Genesis 32 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
- MahanaimTwo camps, a place near the Jabbok, beyond Jordan, where Jacob was met by the “angels of God,” and where he divided his retinue into “two...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And when Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name כַּאֲשֶׁר kaʾăšer Relative · with preposition
- saw them רָאָם rāʾām רָאָה Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- This is God's אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
- host מַחֲנֵה maḥănê מַחֲנֶה Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
- and he called זֶה zê Pronoun וַיִּקְרָא wayyiqrāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the name שֵׁם šēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct
- of that place הַמָּקוֹם hammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַהוּא hahûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with the
- Mahanaim מַחֲנָיִם maḥănāyim מַחֲנַיִם Proper name
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