Jacob is afraid of Esau's coming．

出处：按学科分类—哲学、宗教 复旦大学出版社《圣经典故辞典》第369页（1373字）

【释义】：

雅各惧怕以扫；(喻)心虚

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

And 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:

And I have oxen,and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

Gen．32∶3－8

雅各打发人先往西珥地去，就是以东地，见他哥哥以扫，

吩咐他们说：“你们对我主以扫说：‘你的仆人雅各这样说：我在拉班那里寄居，直到如今。

我有牛、驴、羊群、仆婢，现在打发人来报告我主，为要在你眼前蒙恩。’”

所打发的人回到雅各那里，说：“我们到了你哥哥以扫那里，他带着四百人，正迎着你来。”

雅各就甚惧怕，而且愁烦，便把那与他同住的人口和羊群、牛群、骆驼分作两队，

说：“以扫若来击杀这一队，剩下的那一队还可以逃避。”

《创世纪》32∶3－8］

。【条目出处】：《圣经·旧约》