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Then the man said, "You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed."

So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved."

But Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself."

Jacob said, "No, please; if I find favor with you, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God—since you have received me with such favor.

But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds, which are nursing, are a care to me; and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die.

But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and made booths for his cattle; therefore the place is called Succoth.

And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, he bought for one hundred pieces of money the plot of land on which he had pitched his tent.

just as the sons of Jacob came in from the field. When they heard of it, the men were indignant and very angry, because he had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

But Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The heart of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.

Make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

They said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.

Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

"These people are friendly with us; let them live in the land and trade in it, for the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters in marriage, and let us give them our daughters.

When she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid; for now you will have another son."

As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

For their possessions were too great for them to live together; the land where they were staying could not support them because of their livestock.

The man said, "They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers, and found them at Dothan.

Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers agreed.

When some Midianite traders passed by, they drew Joseph up, lifting him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

Then Jacob tore his garments, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.