Genesis 31:45

45 And Jacob took a stone and set it up [as] a stone pillar.

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 and said to Jacob, "The daughters [are] my daughters and the grandsons [are] my grandsons, and the flocks [are] my flocks, and all that you see, it [is] mine. Now, what can I do for these my daughters today, or for their children whom they have borne?

44 So now, come, let us {make} a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between me and you."

45 And Jacob took a stone and set it up [as] a stone pillar.

46 And Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a pile of stones, and they ate there by the pile of stones.

47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.