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Tuesday 21 July 2015

The stones of Galeed



Jacob takes one stone and sets it vertical like a pillar, and tells his people to gather stones and pile them up. It is Hebrew, while the name Jegar-sahadutha, given to it by Laban, is Aramaic (Chaldee or Syriac). It is Hebrew, while the name Jegar-sahadutha, given to it by Laban, is Aramaic (Chaldee or Syriac). But, though galbanum itself is well known, the plant which yields it has not been exactly determined.Easton's Bible DictionaryHeap of witness, the name of the pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban to Mark the league of friendship into which they entered with each other (Genesis 31:47, 48). The name גלעד (Galeed) is strikingly similar to the name גלעד (Gilead), and Gilead possibly came from Galeed.

Galeed | wordhavering

Galeed heap of witness, the name of the pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban to mark the league of friendship into which they entered with each other (Gen. (Ge 31:43-48) The later name of this region, “Gilead,” was probably drawn from “Galeed,” the name originally given to the spot where this event occurred about 1761 B.C.E.

GALEED (the heap of witness), the name given by Jacob to the heap which he and Laban made on Mount Gilead in witness of the masses, but sometimes found in yellowish tear-like drops. But, though galbanum itself is well known, the plant which yields it has not been exactly determined.

heap of witness, the name of the pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban to mark the league of friendship into which they entered with each other (Gen. There's only one Galeed mentioned in the Bible. 31:47, 48). Laban calls the resulting heap Jegar-sahadutha but Jacob calls it Galeed.

We don't precisely know where Galeed was located but right after meeting Laban, Jacob crossed the Jabbok, which is an eastern tributary of the Jordan, which drains off the mountains of Gilead. Probably Nahor's family originally spoke Aramaic, and Abraham and his descendants learned Hebrew, a kindred dialect, in the land of Canaan. The name Galeed occurs in Genesis 31:47, where Jacob (not yet named Israel) and his father-in-law Laban cut a covenant of peace and manifest this covenant in the erection of a monument. International Standard Bible EncyclopediaGALEED. 31:47, 48). It is Hebrew, while the name Jegar-sahadutha, given to it by Laban, is Aramaic (Chaldee or Syriac). Probably Nahor's family originally spoke Aramaic, and Abraham and his descendants learned Hebrew, a kindred dialect, in the land of Canaan.

The place in the mountainous region of Gilead E of the Jordan where the patriarchs Jacob and Laban concluded a covenant. This was the name given to the "heap" by Jacob. This was the name given to the "heap" by Jacob. This was the name given to the "heap" by Jacob. Probably Nahor's family originally spoke Aramaic, and Abraham and his descendants learned Hebrew, a kindred dialect, in the land of Canaan.

(the heap of witness), the name given by Jacob to the heap which he and Laban made on Mount Gilead in witness of the masses, but sometimes found in yellowish tear-like drops.

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