As Jacob drew near to Canaan, he was met by the angels of God. Alſ he cam ner cananeam, Engel wirð a-gen him cam, Als it were wopnede here, Redi to ſilden him fro were; 1788 That place he called Mahanaim. ðat ſtede he calde manaim, ðor ðis wird of engeles metten hi_m_. ðor he bi-lef, and ſente ðeden[188] Jacob sends messengers to Esau. Sondere men to freinen and q_ue_ðen 1792 [185] haueð? [186] wligt MS. [187] glad? [188] ðeðen? THE MEETING OF ESAU AND JACOB. If eſau wulde him ogt deren, Word came to him that Esau was on his way to meet him. ðog wiſte wel god ſulde hi_m_ weren; ðor him cam bode him for to ſen, ðat eſau him cam a-gen; 1796 [Fol. 35b.] Jacob sends a rich present to Esau. And iacob ſente fer bi-foren hi_m_ riche loac, and ſundri boren, And iordan he dede ouer waden, Orf & men, wið welðe laden; 1800 And he bi-lef ðor on ðe nigt to bidden helpe of godeſ migt. He wrestled with an angel, And ðor wreſtelede an engel wið, Senwe ſpru_n_gen fro ðe lið; 1804 and the sinew shrank from the thigh. (wulde he non ſenwe ſiðen eten, Self his kinde nile ðat wune forgeten.) Jacob would not let the angel go, Get held he wið ðis angel faſt, Til ðe daning up eſten it braſt; 1808 ðo ſeide ðe engel, "let me get ben, ðe daining her nu men mai sen." until he had blessed him. Q_u_ad iacob, "ðe ne leate ic nogt, Til ðin bliſcing on me beð wrogt." 1812 Jacob prevailed, and his name was called Israel. Ðo q_u_ad ðe angel, "ſal tu nu_m_mor ben cald iacob, ſo ðu wore or, Oc ðu ſal ben hoten iſr_ae_l, for ðu ðe weries ſwiðe wel; 1816 Q_u_an ðe ðe migt wið angel weren, Hu ſal ani man ðe mugen deren? Ear iacob and nu iſrael." This place was called Penuel.