Genesis 31:45

So Jacob took a stone,—and set it up as a pillar.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

44Now, therefore, come on! Let us solemnise a covenant, I and thou,—So shall it be a witness betwixt me and thee.

46Then said Jacob to his brethren—Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap,—and they did eat there, by the heap.

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Cross References

Genesis 28:18So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone which he had put for his pillow, and put it for a pillar,—and poured out oil upon the top thereof;

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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