41So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” 42Now when the words of her elder son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, “Behold your brother Esau is consoling himself concerning you by planning to kill you. 43“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban! 44“Stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury subsides, 45until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?” 46Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
Now, Rebekah knows that most of what is happening is her fault in the first place, so she does her best to preserve peace in their household. She sends Jacob out of Esau’s grasp, so that their conflict will not lead to death. We are often witnesses to conflict, whether we are involved or not. Even more so, when we are involved, like Rebekah was, that we try to help resolve that conflict. Not to just live at peace with all men for ourselves (as Paul said), but to also be a peacemaker and spread peace to those around us.