Jacob prepared "and sent" (vayishlach) gifts to Esau in the hope that this might "appease" his anger. Note that the word translated "appease" comes from the verb kafar (כְּפַר), from which the word "atonement" is derived ( i.e., kippur: (כְּפַר). Does this imply that Jacob needed to atone for his sins against his brother? Genesis 32:13-20.
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