Genesis 31:51
“And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount,.... On Mount Gilead, not in a religious way, in which he could not join…
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
And Laban said to Jacob - behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee - But this pillar, not cast but set…
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
heap … set Jacob had caused the heap to be collected; Laban had erected the pillar: see note on Gen 31:31. Two compacts…