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Genesis 31:46 — Meaning and Application
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" And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. "
Genesis 31:46
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Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness
And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
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Genesis 31:1
"And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory."
Genesis 31:2
"And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before."
Genesis 31:3
"And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred;"
Genesis 31:3
"Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you."
Genesis 31:4
"And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,"
Genesis 31:5
"And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me"
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