Genesis 31:45

45 Jacob took a stone and set it up as a marker.

Genesis 31:45 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:45

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up [for] a pillar.
] To show his readiness to agree to the motion, he immediately took a large stone that lay upon the mount, and set it up on one end, to be a standing monument or memorial of the agreement now about to be made between them.

Genesis 31:45 In-Context

43 Then Laban answered Jacob, "These are my daughters, my grandchildren, and my flocks. Everything you see is mine! Yet, what can I do today for my daughters or for their children?

44 Now, let's make an agreement and let it stand as a witness between you and me."

45 Jacob took a stone and set it up as a marker.

46 Then Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather some stones." They took stones, put them into a pile, and ate there by the pile of stones.

47 [In his language] Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha [Witness Pile], but Jacob called it Galeed.