Genesis 31:46
“And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Mizpah,.... Which being an Hebrew word, it looks as if the heap had also this name given it by Jacob, which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 31:1-55
- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym, Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Made a heap - גל gal, translated heap, signifies properly a round heap; and this heap was probably made for the double…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 31:43-55
We have here the compromising of the matter between Laban and Jacob. Laban had nothing to say in reply to Jacob's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
his brethren i.e. his followers and companions; see Gen 31:31; Gen 31:31.
an heap Heb. gal. What we should now call a…
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