Genesis 31:45

So Jacob found a big stone and put it up on its end.

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In The King James Version

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

In Context

44I think we should put up a pile of stones and make a strong promise to each other, and every time we see these stones, we will remember what we said.”

46He told all his relatives to pick up stones and put them around the standing stone. Then they sat down next to the pile of stones and ate food together.

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Cross References

Genesis 28:18Early the next morning, Jacob picked up the stone that he had used for a pillow and put it up in a place where people would see it. Then he poured olive oil all over the stone to show that it was a special place for God.

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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