וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֽוֹם׃
And Yaakov sent messengers before him to Eisav his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Bereshit Rabbah 75:4.
Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah 75:4
וישלח יעקב מלאכים — אלו שלוחי בשר ודם; רבנן אמרי: מלאכים ממש.
“And Yaakov sent messengers” — these were human messengers; the Rabbis said they were actual angels.
Bereshit Rabbah 75:4 records two views: the messengers were either human emissaries or actual angels.
Derash on the identity of the messengers (Bereshit Rabbah).
There is a dispute whether Yaakov sent angels or human messengers to Eisav.