“(Chapter XXXII.—Verse 1 and 2.) And the angels of God met him, and when Jacob saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Where these camps were placed, in Hebrew it means Mahanaim (); so that we may know, if it is ever mentioned in another place without interpretation…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Hebrew Questions on Genesis
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2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
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1And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
— Genesis 32:2 —
3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: