Genesis 31:47

And the name Laban gave it was Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob gave it the name of Galeed.

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And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

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46And Jacob said to his people, Get stones together; and they did so; and they had a meal there by the stones.

48And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed,

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Cross References

2 Samuel 24:6Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of the Hittites under Hermon; and they came to Dan, and from Dan they came round to Zidon,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:44-55

Jacob's Covenant with Laban. ( b. c. 1739.) 43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? 44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his… Read the whole commentary →

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