Genesis 31:46
Then said Jacob to his brethren—Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap,—and they did eat there, by the heap.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
45So Jacob took a stone,—and set it up as a pillar.
47And Laban called it, Jegar-sahadutha,—but, Jacob, called it, Galeed.
Cross References
Genesis 31:32He with whom thou find thy gods, shall not live! Before our brethren, note thou for thyself what is with me and take what is thine. Neither did Jacob know that, Rachel, had stolen them.
Genesis 31:54and Jacob offered sacrifice in the mountain, and called on his brethren to eat bread. So they did eat bread, and tarried the night in the mountain.
Joshua 4:20And, these twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up, in Gilgal.
2 Samuel 18:17And they took Absolom, and cast him, in the forest, into a large pit, and raised up over him a very great heap of stones,—and, all Israel, fled, every man to his home.
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 →