Genesis 48:22 - Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Jacob not a violent land seizer; in fact he went out of his way to avoid violence and confrontation several times (fled Esau, fled Laban, softened Esau with gifts on his return, fled Shechem after Simeon's & Levi's bloody crusade). Jacob was not a land pirate. He had purchased this portion first (Joshua 24:32) and then likely had to recover it from Amorite invaders, repelling violence with violence out of necessity. This plot of land mentioned John 4:5.
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