The word עד ‛ êd is not found after “altar” in the text of most manuscripts, nor is it represented in the Septuagint or …

That the Lord (i.e., Jehovah) is God (of all the twelve tribes alike).

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, called
the altar [Ed]
Which sign…

It was good that there was on both sides a disposition to peace, as there was a zeal for God; for quarrels about religion, due to a lack of wisdom …