Font Size
Genesis 33:16-18
International Standard Version
Genesis 33:16-18
International Standard Version
16 So Esau set out that very day back on his way to Seir, 17 but Jacob set out for Succoth, built a house there, and constructed some cattle shelters. He named the place Succoth.[a]
Jacob Buys Land in Shechem
18 After Jacob had arrived safely from Paddan-aram,[b] he entered the city of Shechem, which was located in the territory of Canaan, and encamped facing that city.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 33:17 The Heb. name Succoth means shelters
- Genesis 33:18 Paddan-aram was located in northwest Mesopotamia
International Standard Version (ISV)
Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Used by permission of Davidson Press, LLC.