Tafsiran yang Mengutip untuk Kejadian 32:4

“Jacob sent messengers” [32:4]. Jacob sent angels from heaven, that they should go to his brother Esau.¹Rashi, Genesis, 32:4. Bahya writes. They were real angels, since it is written in the Torah portion, “the messengers returned” [32:7]. This means, the angels returned to Jacob and it is not written that they went, since they were real angels. They flew to Esau immediately and returned to Jacob immediately.²Bahya, Genesis, 32:4.

Rabbi Isserl writes. They were real angels, since the verse said, “thus shall you say to my lord Esau” [32:5]. This means, you should say to my lord Esau. Why does he honor him by calling him lord? The explanation is that the angel of Esau was also among the angels. Therefore, Jacob honored Esau and called him lord. That is, Jacob wanted to humble himself before the angel of Esau, so that the angel would do no harm.³Be’ure Maharai, Genesis, 32:4.

Two camps—from outside Eretz Yisrael... Question: Rashi explained on, “Ascending and descending” (v. 28:12), that the two [groups of angels] were not together. Rather, one ascended and only then the other descended. [Why were both groups together here?] The answer is: Rashi explains at the beginning of Parshas Vayishlach that Yaakov sent actual angels [to Eisov]. Accordingly, it means as follows: Here too, the angels of outside Eretz Yisrael wanted to ascend before the angels of Eretz Yisrael would descend. But Yaakov forced them to stay because he wanted to send them to Eisov. If so, this implies that [the messengers sent by Yaakov] were actual angels.