Genesis 33:1 — Meaning and Application

Genesis 33:2

"And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost."

Genesis 33:3

"And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother."

Genesis 33:4

"And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept."

Genesis 33:5

"And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who {are} those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. {with...: Heb. to thee}"

Genesis 33:6

"Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves."