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Genesis 31:47-49
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47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha,[a] but Jacob called it Galeed.[b] 48 Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed 49 and Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

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  1. 31:47 “Jegar Sahadutha” means “Witness Heap” in Aramaic.
  2. 31:47 “Galeed” means “Witness Heap” in Hebrew.
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Genesis 31:47-49
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47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.[a](A)

48 Laban said, “This heap(B) is a witness between you and me today.”(C) That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[b](D) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.

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  1. Genesis 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.
  2. Genesis 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.
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