15. Esau replied, “Let me leave some of my men with you.”“You don't have to do that,” Jacob answered. “I am happy, simply knowing that you are friendly to me.”
16. So Esau left for Edom.
17. But Jacob went to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and set up shelters for his animals. That's why the place is called Succoth.
18. After leaving northern Syria, Jacob arrived safely at Shechem in Canaan and set up camp outside the city.