Quick Reference DictionaryJegar-sahaduthaJegar-sahadutha
pile of testimony, the Aramaic or Syriac name which Laban gave to the pile of stones erected as a memorial of the covenant between him and Jacob ( Genesis 31:47 ), who, however, called it in Hebrew by an equivalent name, Galeed (q.v.).
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
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Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Jegar-sahadutha". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".
heap of witness
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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Bibliography InformationHitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Jegar-sahadutha'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names".
Jegar-sahadutha
(heap of testimony ), the Aramaean name given by Laban the Syrian to the heap of stones which he erected as a memorial of the compact between Jacob and himself. ( Genesis 31:47 ) Galeed, a "witness heap," which is given as the Hebrew equivalent, does not exactly represent Jegar-sahadutha.
Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Jegarsahadutha'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary".
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