Genesis 31:47
Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
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- Heb 12:1 : 1 The Lord’s Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
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48 Laban said,“This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.
49 It was also called Mizpah because he said,“May the LORD watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.
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51 “Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.
52 “This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.
53 May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.
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25 Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.
26 “What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob.“You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!
- Gen 31:44-463 verses77%
44 So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”
45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.
46 Then he said to his relatives,“Gather stones.” So they brought stones and put them in a pile. They ate there by the pile of stones.
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15 Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.
- Gen 31:21-233 verses73%
21 He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
22 Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left.
23 So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
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19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
- Gen 31:1-22 verses72%
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2 When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.
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4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.
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28 He added,“Just name your wages– I’ll pay whatever you want.”
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11 Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
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36 Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?
37 When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!
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12 Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.
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22 So Laban invited all the people of that place and prepared a feast.
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7 He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
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20 There he set up an altar and called it“The God of Israel is God.”
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34 “Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.”
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33 So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s.