Genesis 33:3
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 42:6, Joseph's brothers bow before him — echoing their father Jacob's own bowing before Esau, a narrative parallel across generations.
In Genesis 43:26, Joseph's brothers again bow before him, mirroring Jacob's submission to Esau — the same humbling pattern within the family.
Genesis 32:17 shows Jacob instructing servants to tell Esau he follows behind. Genesis 33:3 is the culmination — Jacob now steps forward himself to meet his brother.
Genesis 25:23 prophesied the brothers would be divided with the older serving the younger. Jacob bowing before Esau brings this lifelong rivalry to its resolution.
In Genesis 18:2, Abraham also bows to the ground to greet visitors, showing this humble gesture was a standard greeting practice.
In Luke 14:11, Jesus says those who humble themselves will be exalted — a principle Jacob's humbling before Esau later illustrates.