Genesis 33:18 meaning and explanation

After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.

Genesis 33:18, Berean Standard Bible

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After twenty years away, Jacob completes his return from Paddan-aram, the region in Mesopotamia where he served Laban, and reaches Canaan, the land promised to his grandfather Abraham. The verse follows his tense but peaceful reunion with Esau.

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