Later, when he was about to meet his brother, Jacob implored Jehovah for protection, saying: “Deliver me, I pray you, from my brother’s hand, from Esau’s hand, because I am afraid of him. ”
( उत्पत्ति ३२: ९ - १२) ईयोबानेही आपल्या कुटुंबाच्या वतीने यहोवाला प्रार्थना केली व बलिदाने अर्पण केली.