Genesis 31
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Genesis 31:45-52

45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.

46Then 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.

47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

48Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

49It was also called Mizpah because he said, “May the Lord watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.

50If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”

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.

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