Israel
On his way to his father 's land Jaco b met angels God , Jacob named that place Mahan aim . Jacob sent messengers before him to E sau his brother , to the country of E dom , with a fear of attack by Esau and offered him oxen, asses, f locks , m e n servants, women servant s , as gift to Es au , but Jacob came to know , Esau is coming with 400 men to meet Jacob . Jacob praye d God to de liver him from the hand of E sau , Jacob t hough t Esau may come and kill all his family , so that he divided his belonging s in two groups , so that if one gro u p is destroyed , the other grou p may survive . Jacob ro se up in the n igh t, took his t wo wives and two women servants , 11 sons and passed over the ford Jabbok , he sent that over the brook and remain d alone , there he w restled with a man until the breaking of the day , the man who wrestled with Jacob touched the hollow of his thigh so that Jacob's thigh was out of joint , the man s aid with Ja...