Genesis 31:45

And Jakob took a stone, and set it up as a pillar.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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

In Context

44And now come, let us enter into a covenant, I and thou, and it shall be for a witness between me and thee.

46And Jakob said to his brethren, Collect stones; and they took stones, and made a mound, and ate there upon the mound.

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Cross References

Genesis 28:18And Jakob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone which he had set for his pillow, and set it up, a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

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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