Genesis 31:48

48 Then Laban said, "This mound is a witness between me and you today." Therefore the place was called Galeed,

Genesis 31:48 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:48

And Laban said, this heap [is] a witness between me and thee
this day.
] A witness of the covenant now about to be made between them that day, and a witness against them should they break it: therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
by Jacob, as before observed; (See Gill on Genesis 31:47).

Genesis 31:48 In-Context

46 Then Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.

47 Laban named the mound Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob named it Galeed.

48 Then Laban said, "This mound is a witness between me and you today." Therefore the place was called Galeed,

49 and [also] Mizpah, for he said, "May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other's sight.

50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, though no one is with us, understand that God will be a witness between you and me."