And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
The verse marks a covenant of peace proposed by Laban and accepted by Jacob after Laban could no longer deny Jacob's faithfulness or his own selfish and harsh dealing. Jacob consented to the proposal, ending their strife by formal agreement rather than continued hostility.
A pile of stones was erected with a pillar set up beside it to serve as the token and witness of the compact. The heap and pillar stood to testify that neither man would pass over them toward the other for harm. Laban called the place Mizpah, meaning watch-tower, invoking the Lord to watch between them when they were absent from one another.
In the oath Laban appealed to the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor to judge between them, while Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. The treaty was then confirmed by a feast and a night spent in friendly communing together. At dawn Laban and his company departed, and with that separation all trace of connection between the children of Abraham and the dwellers in Mesopotamia ceased.
The verse marks a covenant of peace proposed by Laban and accepted by Jacob after Laban could no longer deny Jacob's faithfulness or his own selfish and harsh dealing. Jacob consented to the proposal, ending their strife by formal agreement rather than continued hostility.
A pile of stones was erected with a pillar set up beside it to serve as the token and witness of the compact. The heap and pillar stood to testify that neither man would pass over them toward the other for harm. Laban called the place Mizpah, meaning watch-tower, invoking the Lord to watch between them when they were absent from one another.
In the oath Laban appealed to the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor to judge between them, while Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. The treaty was then confirmed by a feast and a night spent in friendly communing together. At dawn Laban and his company departed, and with that separation all trace of connection between the children of Abraham and the dwellers in Mesopotamia ceased.