Does anyone know how Yaakov Avinu divided his family before his encounter with Eisav? I looked around a bit but couldn't find anyone who addresses this specific question (although there's an intriguing Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh which explains that he armed one camp and left one unarmed, ibid.)
<br><br>Some suggestions might be:<br>Rachel in one camp, Leah in the other, each with her respective shifchah.<br><br>Leah in one camp, the other wives in the other camp (balance of numbers)<br><br>Representatives from each maternal family in each camp (to preserve elements of each family if one camp is wiped out.)
<br><br>Etc.<br><br>Has anyone seen a p'shat?<br><br>Elchanan Schulgasser<br>