Genesis 31:47

And Laban called it, Jegar-sahadutha,—but, Jacob, called it, Galeed.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

48Then said Laban: This heap, be witness betwixt me, and thee, to-day. For this cause, is the name thereof called Galeed;

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Cross References

2 Samuel 24:6Thus came they to Gilead, and unto the land of Tahtim-hodshi,—and came to Dan-jaan, and round about 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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