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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 31:48

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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 “<013147>Genesis 31:47”).
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