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Genesis 31:44-53

44 Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”

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

46 He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap, and they ate there by the heap.

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

48 Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

49 It was also called Mizpah, because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.

50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap, and here is this pillar I have set up between you and me.

52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap and pillar to my side to harm me.

53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.”
So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

Cross References for Genesis 31:44-53

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Genesis 21:23 - Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my des... Click to read the verse Genesis 21:23 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:23

Genesis 21:27 - So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a treaty. Click to read the verse Genesis 21:27 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:27

Genesis 26:28-31 - They answered, “We saw clearly that the Lord was with you; so we said, ‘There ought to be a swo... Click to read the verse Genesis 26:28-31 Click to read the verse Genesis 26:28-31

Genesis 31:52 - This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this heap to your... Click to read the verse Genesis 31:52 Click to read the verse Genesis 31:52

Genesis 21:22-32 - The Treaty at Beersheba At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his forces said to A... Click to read the verse Genesis 21:22-32 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:22-32

Joshua 22:27 - On the contrary, it is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that... Click to read the verse Joshua 22:27 Click to read the verse Joshua 22:27

Genesis 31:48 - Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” That is why it was called Galeed. Click to read the verse Genesis 31:48 Click to read the verse Genesis 31:48

Deuteronomy 31:21 - And when many disasters and difficulties come upon them, this song will testify against them, b... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:21

1 Samuel 20:14-17 - But show me unfailing kindness like that of the Lord as long as I live, so that I may not be ki... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 20:14-17 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 20:14-17

Deuteronomy 31:26 - “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. Th... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:26 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:26

Deuteronomy 31:19 - “Now write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:19

Joshua 24:25-27 - On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he drew up for them dec... Click to read the verse Joshua 24:25-27 Click to read the verse Joshua 24:25-27